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

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

on was so shocking and grotesque; Enzo hunched over Matt, his fist raised. Matt's hand wrapped around

his mind went during those moments, but it certainly wasn't here. He only seemed to come fully back to his senses when I

with me as Enzo wandered over to the door and

happened?" I whispered now that we were

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

back and forth down the hallway, still clutching his hair. It was clear, in

hoped that he was

out?"

and I were sitting in our favorite corner booth in the diner, sharing a plate of fries and

in my mind, like the icing on top of a cake baked

came back," I said. "Which

pushed her coffee away from herself. "PTSD, you think?" she

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