Alex’s Point of View
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I stared back at my brother, wide eyes and full of anticipation. Other than stating the blatantly obvious, he hadn’t actually said anything useful to me since I stepped foot in this lab. He’d been so damn eager to get me here, but now it seemed like he had wanted nothing more than to cause me severe anxiety tonight. At that, he’d certainly been successful. My whole body felt as if my nerves were alive, burning at my skin and making me fidget like an uncomfortable maniac. I couldn’t control myself though, not after the week I’d been having.
“I’m waiting,” I managed to say, making a failing attempt at keeping my cool. I folded my arms over my chest, pressing gently back on my bruised abdomen and for once felt grateful for the slightest tinge of pain that
