Shift
“I’m not leaving you here, Em! I’m not!”
His hands grabbed my arms, holding me tight. “If you don’t go now, you’re leaving me alone anyways. You’re leaving me and going to a place where I can’t follow. I’m not strong enough to rescue you from a place like that. But I can get out myself and find you if you leave now.”
Tears still spilled over. “I’ll come back for you.”
“If I need help, I’ll tell you. Otherwise, you need to go and you can’t look back, Sky. They will come after you.”