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ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟞 - 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖
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𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐙𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥.

Nick had taken her back into the kitchen, where they'd be safer.

He wants to keep her away from Tommy and Alice's body.

Tommy could wake up at any time.

Nora sits on the floor, leaning against a counter.

Nick gets a cup of water from the sink.

He sits down across from Nora.

He places the cup down and slowly unties the torn shirt wrapped around her leg.

He tries to be as gentle as possible.

Nora bites her lip to keep from making any noise.

He unwraps it from her leg and sets it to the side.

He takes a cloth and dips it into the cup of water.

He presses it to the wound.

Nora let's out a small sound of pain.

"I'm sorry.." Nick whispers.

He dabs some of the blood off the wound.

He finishes and puts the cloth in the cup. He stands up and takes it back to the sink.

He comes back and sits in front of Nora.

Nora stays silent.

"Nora..?"

She looks to Nick.

"I 𝘢𝘮 different." He says.

Nora stays silent.

Nick continues. "I'm not like the others. And I don't want to be like my dad."

He holds her chin firmly. "I love you. And I want you. No one else. 𝘠𝘰𝘶."

Nora nods slightly.

"We're going to get through this. And after tonight, I'm not going to leave your side. Okay?"

"Okay..." Nora whispers. Her voice is shaky.

"I promise."

He wraps his arms around her. She holds the back of his shoulders as they embrace.

This feels right. This feels 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.

But everything goes to shit in Shadyside. It never lasts.

Nick pulls away, cupping her cheeks with his hands.

"I'm going to go see if they're back, okay? I'll be right back."