Blood

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I took a deep breath, leaned back on my hands, and pushed myself to my feet. I wobbly made my way to the sink, running my hand along the wall. I tried not to look out the window above the sink for fear that thing would come back.
"Water?" I asked him without looking away from the sink.
"Yes, please."
I flipped the metal switch by the faucet and filled the glass that I had originally gotten out for myself earlier. I turned around with the glass in hand and from across the room I could see he was sitting in a puddle of his own blood.

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