Wicked game

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"She loves me?" I try to not look over excited, so I keep a blank face thinking this out. Olive runs out the alley when she sees my reaction.
"Birdie wait!" I yell trying to get her to comeback, yet she's already gone.

"I love you too" I whisper.
I follow her quietly down the alley.

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I approached the scene of the screaming and I'm terrified.

A boy sits in a barn surrounded by hay that has been doused with lighter fluid.

It wasn't just a random boy

"V?"  I whisper gently. I'm saddened as I watch my brother fidget in his seat screaming out.
"No! No! Make it stop!" His head thrashing about.

His fingers running over a old lighter.

"V? Viridian!" I try to be louder yet he's still unresponsive

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"V? Viridian!" I try to be louder yet he's still unresponsive.
I quietly lean in and cup his face which is ice cold. "I can't loose you too." I sniffed

He seems to stop shouting and I continue to caress his cheek to calm him down

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He seems to stop shouting and I continue to caress his cheek to calm him down. His screams turn into low mumbles and he starts to cry.
"V, I know you probably hate me but please just listen. We gotta get you out of here!" I pleaded seeing his trembling hands flick open the lighter.

 We gotta get you out of here!" I pleaded seeing his trembling hands flick open the lighter

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