i'll be a brand new day in a life that you hate

[Apollo Haddix]

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we prey as wolves among the sheep
and slit the necks of soldiers while they sleep

He hesitated outside the mansion, looking up at it as if it were some kind of ghost. Amazing; it didn’t look like it had changed one bit. But of course, he knew that wasn’t the case. Inside, things were bound to be different.



Apollo made his way past the white fence where he had often met Savina as a kid for his lessons in Italian. Those days seemed long past, but he knew it realistically hadn’t been that long ago. Walking slowly up the front steps, he hesitantly raised a hand, deciding whether or not it was time for him to venture inside. Closing his eyes for a brief moment, he opened the front door and stepped inside. A feeling of home returned, surprising him.

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