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2024-12-21 16:45:32Abigail
I nodded at the apology, not trusting myself to speak just yet.
“Susanna,” Conrad said quietly. “I think Alexander is right. You should go home with him. Your husband is back now.”
The moment he finally agreed to let Susanna leave with Alexander, a weight seemed to lift from my chest.
Alexander nodded. “Thank you again, for taking care of her.” He turned to Susanna. “Start packing your things. You’ll be leaving tonight.”
“At least let me leave tomorrow,” Susanna said, her voice tight with barely concealed anger, but she didn’t dare show it in front of Alexander. “I can’t possibly pack all my things tonight.”
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Susanna Conrad’s hand gave mine a warm, reassuring squeeze before he gently stepped back. A breath hitched in my throat as I watched Dr. Shah step closer. Her gaze was warm as she looked at me, but I was dreading feeling it on me when she would remove these bandages and see how truly terrible I looked. But I couldn’t flinch. I had to be brave. If I wanted to be fixed, I had to endure this part. “Susanna,” she said, her voice soft and professional. “How are you feeling today?” I swallowed hard, staring up at her. “I just want this nightmare to be over,” I said quickly, honestly. “As soon as possible.” She nodded with quiet understanding and turned to Dr. Ng. They quickly exchanged subtle glances and shared a brief nod. “Alright,” she said, turning back to me. “I’m going to take off your bandages so we can inspect the damage. Is that okay?” I nodded again. My chest rose and fell rapidly and I couldn’t deny that there was panic beginning to burn under my ribs. I told myself this
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A pair of hands closed around my shoulders, firm but not rough. I shrieked and thrashed at first, shoving against them with all the fury I had left in my exhausted body.“Don’t touch me!” I rasped angrily, hating how small my voice sounded. “Susanna,” a familiar voice said. "Hey, it's me." My body went still. “It's me,” he said again. "Calm down." This time, I recognized the voice. It was Conrad.My breath hitched. I froze, still hiding my face behind my hands, but I stopped fighting him. My chest rose and fell in fast, jagged motions as he gently turned me away from the gawking faces in the hallway. Wordlessly, I let him guide me, his arm steady against my back, back into the cold, too bright hospital room.My knees buckled the second I reached the edge of the bed. I sat down hard, still covering my face, still breathing like I’d just escaped a nightmare. But I hadn’t. I was still inside it. I was the nightmare.A nurse tried to follow us in, and I could hear feet hesitantly shuffle
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Emma didn’t look back as she hurried down the hallway, her footsteps light as a feather as she headed away from the room she’d locked Susanna in. There was a tightness in her chest as she passed other beauty treatment rooms, hearing low music come from beyond the doors. Her heart settled more the further she got away from the muffled screams behind the locked treatment room, until it barely made a dent in her focus. She had rehearsed every second of this, down to the order in which she would remove her uniform, the path she would take to the locker room, even the exact time she had before anyone noticed Susanna was missing.Twenty minutes, maybe less. That was her window.Her pulse raced, but it wasn’t fear that gripped her, it was adrenaline. A pulsing, giddy energy was buzzing under her skin as she ducked into the staff only corridor and pushed open the door to the changing room. She didn’t bother turning on the lights; she knew where Poppy’s locker was. She had chosen it deliberate
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