Perfectly Ruined
His throat was dry, his voice breaking as he answered, “Not for me. I… I brought someone. She’s dying. I need you to save her.”
The woman’s typing stopped. For the first time, she turned her head slowly toward him. When her eyes landed on the unconscious girl in his arms, her face hardened.
“No,” she said sharply, standing to her full height. “ Take her somewhere else. Get her out of here.”
But Death didn’t move. Instead, he strode past her, setting Deli gently onto a surgical cot against the wall. He lingered for a second, brushing her hair from her face, before he turned back toward the woman.
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