What started out as a game for me was not a game anymore. Lila was truly and honestly my…friend. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt her. In fact, I didn’t like the thought of her hurting at all. I didn’t know when or how it happened. But too soon, Lila became someone important to me. Maybe it was when she hugged me in that dark closet and sang me a lullaby. Or when she had offered me that tuna sandwich. Or maybe it was when I wrapped my pinky around hers and did that silly pinky swear. But somehow, Lila Garcia became more than just my prey. She was someone I wanted to protect. From the
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