It was late and I had to get home. Before I even had time to open the door and leave, Kendall came through it, her words coming out in gasps and her cheeks pale and streaked with tears. She was beyond hysterical.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d9XA5Yz3M
“You have to call an ambulance, please! My friend, she’s hurt. I think she’s dead!”copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X11s1YDNM
The folder I was holding to put into my bag fell from my hands, the papers scattering across the floor. I grabbed the phone on my desk and did what she asked me, and then I went to see the girl in question.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX5XUs37It
“What happened? I need your exact words.”copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKH2Ii7GRb
I rushed behind her out the front door to find something I didn’t expect: the potted plant had been cracked, and there were droplets of blood near it, but no girl. The only thing I saw was Kendall crouched down, her fingers coated with red as she pulled them back from the ground.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZ9u0BvZfj
“This isn’t right,” she mumbled to herself, then louder, “no, no, no! She was here, I swear to God! She was lying here with her head cracked open because I—” She turned to look at me, her eyes wide with fear, and I understood.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3gQ1bj4i2
“I think you should come back inside,” I said softly.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡybNgdvylcp
While she followed me, clearly confused by the entire situation, I had only one option, and she wasn’t going to like it.copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFpFaqhGqx
“Listen,” I muttered without turning to face her, “I think it would be best if you switched to a doctor that could actually help you. I can’t give you any medication, and I think that might take the edge off whatever this is that’s going on.”copyright protection80ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbAg2CrmGK
“I won’t feel safe,” Kendall said quietly. “Don’t you see? I’m never safe.”84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0zUGJkYpL
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