The scream split the air like shattering bone. In one brutal instant, the world narrowed to a dog’s choking gasps and the merciless squeeze of a python’s coils. People watched, paralyzed, hearts hammering, eyes begging someone else to move. Silence thickened, heavy with guilt and fear, until one shaking figure finally stepped fo… Continues…
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