The stone struck the back of his head with a sickening thud.Pain spread through his skull, he staggered forward.For a second he felt the warmth of the blood trickling down the back of his neck. His hand went to the spot, his fingers had pressed against the place where the skin had split, and when he pulled them away and brought them to where he could see them, they were wet and smeared with blood.His vision blurred, his knees gave way, making his legs weak.He slumped against Elena, one arm falling heavy across her waist as she staggered beneath him, trying to carry his weight. They fell together to the ground, Elena going down with him.She managed to sit up while holding onto him carefully, her hands pressed against the back of his head where the blood was gushing out with a speed and volume that frightened her."Oh God." She looked at her hands, at the blood coating her palms, she pressed harder against the wound, her fingers splaying wide as though her hands alone could hold bac
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