I shouted until my throat gave out. Banged on that door until my hands ached and my lungs couldn't scream anymore. Nobody came.Eventually I slid down into a corner of the dark, knees pulled to my chest, and let the anger burn down into something quieter and worse. Above me, faint through the stone, I could still hear it — music, laughter, a celebration getting ready to happen without me.The first footsteps came fast, careless, two sets moving together. I recognized the rhythm before I recognized the voices.“You awake in there?” Marcus.“What do you want?”“Emilia's a mess,” he said, like that was an answer. “She was inconsolable, trying to hurt herself because of you.”“Cried so hard Mom had to sedate her.” Jared, from just behind him. “You know what she gets like, but you still have to fight her for everything.”“She's done that before,” I said. “Every time she wants something and isn't sure she'll get it. Ask yourselves why it always happens right when it's most useful to her.”“
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