(Max)
The weight of my confessions and the impending consequences crashed down on me like an overwhelming wave. The crossed-out names, once a list of retribution, now stood as an indelible mark of the lives I had taken. As Gelo and I stood on the precipice of surrendering to the authorities, the torment within me erupted in a visceral display.
A guttural scream tore through the silence, reverberating against the city's walls. It felt as if my head were splitting open, the trauma that I had kept buried for so long clawing its way to the surface. The crossed-out names seemed to dance in tandem with the agony that consumed me.
Gelo's eyes widened in alarm, and his grip on my hand tightened. "Max, you don't have to face this alone. We'll get through it together."
But the pain was relentles
