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41: Not A Liability, But A Hindrance

Deja vu plays with my head. I wake up in a now familiar room. Voices argue just outside the closed door. I want to believe it was all a dream, but as I sit up in bed, the ache in my back reminds me of what happened.

“He could’ve fucking killed her,” Nox snaps in a deep raspy tone.

“But he didn’t. She’s stronger than you give her credit for.” Nexus has always tried to be the voice of reason.

“I shouldn’t have to give her credit, because she should never be in a situation where she needs to be given credit for surviving. I’m supposed to-”

Nexus cuts him off, “you can’t control everything.” This gets a deep grumble from Nox in reply, which has Nexus nearly shouting back at him. “No one is meant to be able to control everything.”

“But this wouldn’t have happened if I did.” His guilt seeps through the door and into the room.

“And she would hate you for it.” There’s a pause before Nexus continues. Once she does I realize the words are hard for her to say. They’re hard for me to hear.
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