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“All meant for functionality,” I state dryly. “Still doesn’t shatter the illusion.” He mocks a dreamy sigh, and I laugh despite the impending madness I’m close to stepping into. “You ready?” he asks more seriously as I finish clipping on the last knife. “As I’ll ever be.” “Then I’ll get your theme song ready.” “You’re…

The sheriff gags, staving off a breakdown as he turns away from me, tears now leaking. “All the other videos have them all confessing. Little by little, I had all I needed. They spilled details of where to find all that precious camera footage from both those incidents, as you liked to call them. They…

“No,” he says in a rasp whisper. But then his eyes turn to ice, and the resonating sound of a dead click rattles around the room that is otherwise cloaked in silence. Fear replaces determination when I smile. And he pulls the trigger again, and again, and again…all while I take a step back. “Hope…

Suddenly, all the monitors come alive with images of the town. Cars are fleeing by the second, rushing to get away from something. My eyes move from screen to screen as Hadley flips to different views. I’m searching for some explanation. But all we see is the aftermath of whatever has happened. “Can you rewind…

-Marcus Evans Jake smirks as people running by stumble over their own feet, seeing that message appear like magic. They were actually inside the church when I painted that earlier. Jake swipes his screen, letting me see the newest one appear on the side of the school. Little eyes see. Little eyes learn. Be a…

“Citizens of Delaney Grove. It’s time to purge the town. You have until sunset to leave…to save yourself. We’re claiming this town now. For your sins, you shall repent. For your past, you shall endure the nightmares you caused. And for your eyes that you closed so willingly, now you shall see.” The slideshow starts…

One woman screams as the small cuts on her face starts to bleed, and she touches them with shaking hands, going into shock. Weak. Pathetic. All of them. But that’s what tips the scales. More and more heat signatures start disappearing or moving down the road too fast to be on foot. They’re retreating. “I’ll…

“So you’re safe here?” Logan asks, the heartwarming concern in his tone coupled with a defeated sigh. He knows which route I’m going to choose, even though his option sounds better. “It’s not just about me,” I say, peering up from his chest as he looks down. He breathes steadily, but I can tell it’s…

“Part of the reason you’re so fierce today is because of that girl. Pretending as though you were never her is one step closer to detachment from reality. It’s a dangerous slope.” She rolls her eyes, but a small smile forms on her lips, surprising me. I’ll never get tired of how she never reacts…

That’s when there’s a knock at the door, pausing our conversation. “Yeah?” Lana calls out, her body sprawled across mine. “I hate to break up the reunion, but there’s an emergency meeting going on right now. Donny says we need to be at the cabins ASAP.” “Shit,” I groan, cursing the day already. Lana rolls…