Just Friends

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I can only hope that Derek, whoever he is, lives in the building. I burst through the front door into the corridor.

"Derek! Derek, please, it's Rogers!"

A man appears from the upstairs floor. He's walking slowly as if he doesn't hear my desperate screams, but his eyes are on me.

I become aware that I'm naked, but I don't care.

Derek? Rogers needs help - please, hurry!"

Oh yes, Amelia, Rogers needs help, and you can help him. You need to back off."

"I what?"

The sound of Rogers's screams suddenly goes quiet. I abandon Derek and run back to the bedroom. Rogers is getting up,...