Five Between Us

DANTE

I had been walking in circles, back and forth across the room, wearing a path into the floor without even realizing it. My steps were restless, like my body didn’t know how to stay still when my mind was tearing itself apart. The ache in my abdomen throbbed with every movement, sharp and insistent, but it barely registered. That pain was nothing compared to the one clawing at my chest.

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