ii.

โ€œI almost fell for it.โ€

Image: Flashback: A white figure at Joceโ€™s neck, a hand on her throat.

โ€œI changed my mind.โ€

Image: A defiant tug at the hair; white hand flies back.
Image: Stark silhouetteโ€”hunched figure, white and thin, impaled through the chest.

Image: Back in the present, Joce grips the shard.

โ€œN-Never. again.โ€

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