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Submitted to Contest #154
“We’re running out of time.” Sirens are blaring and red lights flash overhead. There’s a dead guard on the ground and blood on the walls. They’re nowhere close to the main room. Casey laughs wetly, the sound coming out more like choking than anything else. “Isn’t everyone?” The look Mel casts her is poisonous, deadly. Casey, fortunately or not, is plenty used to the look and just smiles at her. The intended charming effect is ruined a bit by the blood between her teeth. “Can you take this seriously for 30 seconds, please?” Mel spits ...
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