Chapter 138 The Flame

• It’s an unforgivable decision, even in the face of - let's just be honest - a lot of shitty decisions I've made lately.
• But there's a compulsion driving me and I don't have the power, or really the wherewithal to stop it.
• I tiptoe quietly from Kadeem’s bedroom, and head down the hall, nearly blowing everything when I step down barefoot on something sharp, grunting in agony and letting out a mangled, “Fuck!” in the dark.