Dagger
Marlise didn’t have to look twice, scooping the girl up in her arms so that she wouldn’t die on the floor. Blood stained her white button-up as she held her close. She tried not to drop her clumsily, thinking of a good place to make her reset.
The girl’s eyes were still open, somehow becoming even more dull and dead than usually. She blinked a little as she felt Marlise picking her up. She looked up at her, just to see a foggy silhouette she couldn’t recognize at all.
“I am sorry…” she whispered sadly. “I-I… I broke my promise…”









