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“No, no, no, it can't be. He can't be here. He just can't be fucking here! At this fucking place! At this motherfucking time!” Ori shouted.
With her heart pounding in her chest, Emerald ran down the stairs in nothing but her towel when she had heard the glass–breaking shrill come from below. Reaching the last staircase, she walked into the hallway leading to the entrance of their house to see her friend, Oriana pacing around the space while gripping tightly at her red mane.
Her eyes were wide with terror as she kept pacing back and forth while mumbling incoherent words under her breath. Emerald kept calling her name but she received no reply from her.
“Ori? Ori, what's the matter? I heard a scream,” she prodded but her friend still remained unresponsive.
Emerald was worried about her friend. She had never seen her look so disoriented. Yeah, Oriana wasn't the most organised person
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