LILY

The moment those words left his lips, my world crumbled. His words hit me harder than any blow could have.

“Three days,” they said, then turned and left.

My legs wobbled and I fell, ready to crash to the floor, when Quinn held me.

“Ma'am... ma'am, we will fix it!” She was now crying, holding me close.

Shut down!!

Shut down.

The words rang over and over in my head, stabbing my chest.

“We will fix this. We will.”

“I... I... know.” I held her, letting the tears fall freely.

“Ma'am, we have to. We can't go down.” She kept on saying while I let the tears fall.

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