"Your stupid friends hurt my brother!" I scream, my voice cracking like glass under pressure. My throat burns, and I don't even care if someone hears me.
"What?" Reece's voice echoes through the speaker—confused, startled, like he wasn't expecting it to be me. Like he wasn't expecting rage. Like he wasn't expecting this.
"Your stupid, pathetic friends, Reece!" My voice trembles, but I force the words out. "What the hell are they trying to do, huh? Send a message to us?! Is this their idea of a warning?!"
I clutch the phone so tightly my knuckles go white. "I swear to God, Reece—let me back into PalemLand, and I'll show them what a real message looks like."
"Leah, wait—what are you talking abou—"
I hang up.
I can't take his voice. I can't take any voice right now.
I slide down agains
