Crazy for Love

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seph said sharply, his voice

ark corridor. Let's go chec

y with tension. Joseph headed first, pistol in hand, wi

ed in the faint moonlight seeping through the windows. His

, fingers slick with blood, dragging along

ll if he was friend or foe until the figure's han

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ainst the floor as her grip loosened. Her eyes

y sorry..." Her voice trembled as her ha

barely holding together. Then it broke into

bbing his shoulder, trying to steady him. "Don't

t this time the cough wa

top talking, please. Joseph-" her eyes shot toward he

s chest. "Just stay with me, Mark,

he whispered, blood slowl

strained smile. "...the car is coming... please... please." Dry tears flowed

hed for hers, pulling it toward h

hard, "...even if... you weren't mine... I wanted to

lf sob, half laugh. Tears kept fa

r me..." His hand lifted slowly, trembling as

d. "Stay with me.

e dragged, barely there. "I w

d to the floor, and

s hand, lifting it up and

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e, like she could force life back into something that

ears. Her wailing ripped through the silence of

s shot dead, late at night at Landmark Beach, where

His body shook violently, from the tip of his lips to the depths of his limbs. His heart raced cont

and ragged. "You don't understand, you couldn't see it, but

and nails of his fingers as he tri

his eyes wide and unblinking. "He wasn't a good guy, Anna. He was

s. He looked down at the bench where a black pistol lay, then grabbed it forcefully, wip

ally safe. You're safe from him, Anna. I

own, a dark smile slowly

e a piece of w

hrough the silence

behaving like it's your first t

ing Dracula alone on the ben

hs later,

"at this point you're just stalking me." She smiled softly,

jacket, and a white inner shirt. His left shoulder rested against the wall, with

ed friendship, learn the difference, fi

e all of a sudden?" she said, laughing. "...You look like a f

my schedule onc

a predicta

ht breakf

definitely f

up from his hand. "You r

the wall, "you can't do withou

ed it-the regular. And of course it was. For a friendship alread

to Ben's neck to straighten his

tly. It was u

ple are watching," he said w

udge all they want, it's not l

the corner of

t a usual notification, probably one of the usual advertisement ale

worried as well

while her expression shifted slowly-the kind of c

ed closer

louder, grabbing hold of her shoulde

him. A message glowed on the screen from a group chat filled with old but fam

t! Royale Restaurant, 7 PM. D

een them as she immedi