In that moment, my whole body felt like it was frozen. Taking in what Mateo had just said. Was my friend dead? They said he had improved.

“What?” I hear Dan stutter next to me.

“He went into cardiac arrest. They don’t know if it was shock or what it was. Maybe the wolfsbane.” Javier stood up to greet us.

“What?!” I hear a voice from behind us. Esme. She sounded heartbroken.

“Is he….” Dan was fighting tears, I could tell, and to be honest I was in too much of a state to even speak. This was one of my best friends.

He couldn’t be dead. Surely not.

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