“Caoimhe?” I whispered in the darkness, knowing that even though she was on the opposite side of the room, she could still hear me. “Are we going to die here?” It took a long time for her to answer me, and when she finally did, her voice didn’t sound like how it used to. “No, Liz.” Her words were slurred and stretched. “I won’t let that happen to you.” Sniffling, I hooked my arms around my knees and rocked back and forth. “What about you?” Silence. Panic rose up inside of me. “I hate your bedroom,” I bit out, burying my face in my knees. “I don’t want to be here anymore.” “Me, too,” she
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