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To Be On Time is To Be Late, Always Remember This

We all sat there defenseless as we heard Niel’s ragged breath. We listened to it get slower and slower….slower….until his chest finally came to a halt.

And then the high pitched shrieking began again as Niel’s mind slowly stopped. I started yelling in pain, my ear drums feeling like they were going to burst. Then there was silence…and then one last thought came from Niel, _I wish I wasn’t as prone to peer pressure so I could tell Jolene how I felt…_and then Niel was silent forever.

“Bree, were you upset that Niel died?”
I gritted my teeth, “Of course, because unlike you, he’s human. And as a fellow human I feel emotion when someone dies.”

Ugh, that has just cost her her life that has. Cody growled. Oh here it comes for me.

The door to this room opened, “I’m here-” Eliza never got to finish her statement, as Cody shot her. The shrieking began immediately and I gasped in pain. Ouch, was what she last thought.

“Always remember to be punctual to these sorts of things guys.” Cody stated

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