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“Out front please” I tell him and I shut my eyes and take a breath trying to burn the blanket of grief that was suffocating me. It’s no wonder she tried to run away from the pain, it’s so overwhelming. But I had to be stronger for her, I had to let him go, I had to make peace with what happened. I take one last breath and I get up, lifting her into my arms, she starts to mumble and whimper, her body was now smoking hot, sweat run from every pore as I carried her outside. They were all waiting for us, they even had the campfire going but what made me pause was gavin. He lay to the side wrapped up. My body just stopped working, I couldn’t breathe or walk or talk. It was like my world just stopped. I’m not sure how long I stood there for but I couldn’t take my eyes of the body wrapped
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