[In the dark he's as blind as she is. He can't see the trails tears have made through the dirt on her face. Can't see her hands, dark bruises already forming, blood drying on her knuckles. In the dark she's safe; he can't have her secrets, and she doesn't have to give them.]
[The earth builds a rumble around them again, and her hands tighten so hard, the bones ache.]
Go away. [It's all she's got, and she's clinging to it.]
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[The earth builds a rumble around them again, and her hands tighten so hard, the bones ache.]
Go away. [It's all she's got, and she's clinging to it.]