Devin again? But the voice which called out, although equally familiar, was in no way masculine. “Lori! Lori, please, are you there?” Crossing her room in two steps, Lori wrenched open the door. Scissors tumbled in, nearly knocking them both to the ground. Lori gasped at her appearance. Bleeding lip, swollen chin on one side, eyes puffy from crying and tears wetting too pale skin. “Scissors, what happened?” The faux-vampire couldn’t support her own weight without lines of agony etched into grooves around her mouth and on her forehead. Steering her over to the bed, Lori forced her to sit. Then she dashed into the bathroom for a paper cup of cold water. Scissors drank gratefully. Her shoulders still shook as she swallowed. When she held out the cup, Lori refilled it. Finally, her tears dried enough for her to talk. “What happened?” Lori coaxed, trying to keep her tone sympathetic. Comfort wasn’t exactly in her vocabulary. “He…he wanted to know where to find Terrence. And h-hit me.
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