A year later, on the night of the full moon, I completed my first stable shift in the city where I attended college.The evaluation took place at the local aid center's outdoor training field. There was no audience, no livestream, and no one demanding that I beat anyone else. Sedatives and restraint nets were still ready at the edge of the field. Nora had traveled all the way from the city I'd left behind to be there. She leaned against the railing, sipping the coffee she always drank without sugar."Start whenever you're ready," the trainer said.I stood in the middle of the field. I could smell damp grass, old claw marks on the wooden rails, and disinfectant lingering on the equipment.The sound of straps rubbing came from the training area next door.My body froze before my mind could catch up. I felt a sudden tightness around the old injury in my wrist, and the phantom whir of the blood pump came back with it.I raised my hand."Can we pause for a second?"The trainer shut off the
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