Chapter 0728

Nina

"Hold still."

I dabbed at Matt's bloody nose with an antiseptic wipe. He winced, but didn't pull away as I cleaned away the oozing blood to reveal raw, bruised skin.

"It's not broken," I said softly. "Just cut up real good."

"Fuck. I'm so sorry, Matt," Enzo, who was standing beside me with his fingers curled up in his hair, said. "I really didn't mean to 17

y.” Matt shot Enzo an understanding look. "It's alright. Shit happens."

"Hey." M

his breath and turned away. He rubbed his bloody knuckles on his shirt and shook

shocking and grotesque; Enzo hunched over Matt, his fist raised. Matt's hand

like a wild dog. I don't know where his mind went during those moments, but it certainly wasn't here. He only seemed to come fully back to

Enzo wandered over to the door and stepped out

whispered now that

his head. "One second we were having fun sparring,

Enzo pacing back and forth down the hallway,

that he was

out?" Jessica asked. "Just like

cup of tea. Lori, Jessica and I were sitting in our favorite corner booth in

image of Matt's bloodied was still fresh in my mind, like the

off ever since we came back," I said. "Which is no surprise, but

away from herself. "PTSD, you think?" she

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