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Chapter 60 – Pulling the strings

Author: Speedwriter
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-05 15:41:20

Nick

The echo of my footsteps chased me down the sterile hospital corridor. My chest tightened as I reached the room. The sharp scent of antiseptic filled my lungs, mixing with the pounding of my heartbeat. My palms were clammy, my throat dry, but I pushed the door open anyway.

I didn’t even have time to breathe before a hot sting cracked across my face. My head snapped to the side, skin burning where the slap landed. For a moment, the world tilted.

I raised my hand to my cheek, disbelief coursing through me. “Mom…?” My voice cracked, trembling, almost childlike. My eyes stung, tears threatening. “Why? Why would you—”

Her hands were shaking, but her eyes blazed with a fury I’d rarely seen. “Why did you let this happen to your brother?” she spat, her voice trembling, her words like knives. “The police contacted me. They’re on their way here now, for you now, Nick. They said they have footage, that you stabbed your brother!”

The floor seemed to give way beneath me. My breath caught in m
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