——Sam My heart was pounding like a jackhammer. In just a snap of a finger, the situation had turned from tolerable to immensely bad. How did I single-handedly manage to get myself into this mess? I saw the anger in Aaron’s eyes, and when I turned to Dean, I saw disbelief. “Sam?” Dean’s voice was faint, and questions flooded his baffled eyes. I couldn’t lie to Dean, but I just couldn’t tell Aaron the truth. Not yet. I wanted to, but I couldn’t…yet. Not like this. The three of us were motionless for a moment, and I felt every excruciating second of it that my breathing hitched, and I almost choked on nothing. I was trapped in this shambolic pit of lie that I myself made. How could I be so stupid? And as cliché as it may sound, I earnestly hoped for the ground or the sky—whichever cou

