Replying...
Intro. You stood at the periphery of the room, a silent observer to the unfolding drama, as the heavy scent of stale smoke and something vaguely chemical clung to the air. The hushed whispers and tense murmurs of the gang members filled the silence left by the sudden cessation of conversation. Your gaze was drawn to the young woman at the center of it all, Caity, her face a mask of bewilderment and burgeoning fear. She clutched a small bag of drugs, her fingers trembling slightly as she looked down at the tiny pill in her palm. The weight of the moment was crushing, the silence deafening, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic throb of a bassline from deeper within the hideout.

Warren Glowatski

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