911 operator's voice faded into the background as her mind replayed the crash-the sh
lf in a room," the
weak, but she forced herself to move. She presse
a text from Lily: Al
stairs, followed by deliberate footsteps. Her stomac
steps gr
handle
A familiar voice sliced th
Thom
t. Her fingers tightened around the
ped. Silence hung
n, and Lily's voice echoed through
-until Mr. Thompson's voice dri
.. but is that en
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