You sighed quietly as you approached Ellie’s small house, your breath producing a cloud in the cold air.

She’d fallen from the second story of an old building. She was lucky all she sustained was a couple broken ribs.

You were on a trip with Tommy when it occurred, returning the day after it’d happened. Joel had informed you she was cold and quiet with everyone right now.

When you walked in, you found her in bed, tape wrapped all around her middle. Her eyes lit up when she saw you.