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“I c—can’t b—believe it,” Scarlett stammered between sobs. “I can’t believe he’s gone.”

Sienna nodded and pulled her in for a hug. The girl was little, but she was strong, pulling on her jumper so tightly that it strangled her.

“He was an asshole, but he was our asshole,” Scarlett said. “In a strange way, I still kind of loved him.”

“Me too,” Sienna admitted. "He was my first love. My first kiss."

The local newspaper had reported the murder without naming the victim, but in a small town like this one, it wasn’t five minutes after the police arrived that a neighbour had seen, told everyone they knew and spread the news like a depressing game of Chinese whispers.

“He wasn’t a bad guy,” Scarlett said. “Not deep down. I think we were too hard on him… and now we’ll never get to make friends again!”

She burst into another fit of sobs at this realisation. The thought of never getting to forgive his crimes against her was the most heartbreaking thing for her.

“He saved me,” Sienna whispered
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