From Collateral to Queen

ond, Molly glided over, a pot of steaming soup in her ha

back for your supplies," she said, her voice dripping w

who I was. I sa

ire pot of boiling soup cascading down my arm. I

. But as she leaned in, pretending to help,

t a desperate ol

Caleb rushed over, his eyes blazing

ng me away from Molly. "Are you tha

ing skin. The pain was so intense I stumbled backward, crashing

ugh me, a pain so deep it stole m

already fussing over Molly, exami

ght now," he said, his voice thick with panic. He swept her up

friends. They stared at me, their face

d Rick, swaggered over.

rring slightly. "Caleb told us you're always av

ched f

my feet, fueled by a surge of adrenaline, an

screamed, m

thers just laughed. I slammed the

collapsed onto the floor, my hand instinctively going to my abdomen.

ne, my fingers fumb

t's your

sper. "I think... I think