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Chapter 18: Her lifeless body

Penulis: Miss Elle
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(Claire's POV)

My knees heaved the cold tiles. I didn’t even feel it. All I saw was red. Red spilled out of Maddie’s chest, red soaked the floor, red on her fingertips.

My best friend’s eyes were still opened. It was glassy and empty like she was dead. Her lips were parted like she was about to say something.

All I could see was blood.

“No, no, no. Maddie, please,” I whispered.

She was not responding. Her body was lifeless. I stretched my hands which were shaking violently. I was ready to cradle my friend’s face, anything to pull her back into the land of the living, but an arm carried me off.

“Don’t touch her, Claire. You can’t leave any finger prints on her… Don’t touch her,” Luca hissed into my ears as he held me close to himself.

His hard firm, chest pressed against my back. I thrust in his grip. I kicked my legs in the air wildly.

“Let me go! That’s Maddie! She’s not—she’s not—she’s not gone! Don’t say she’s—”

My throat couldn’t say the words. A lump formed in it.

“She’s not brea
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