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Jack dreamed.
Of farewells: past, long past; planned, surprised; in haste, careful minutes measured, hours, days.
Over and over, loop playing in head. Slow-motion bullet twisting, corkscrewing in air. Trigger finger, gunpowder tang; nose, throat burning. Projectile punctured, driven deep inwards. Final metal word, cold statement, steel ending.
Chamaeleon characters: ally, adulterer, traitor, betrayer; friend, lover, wife, betrayed. Nina's sudden surprise, full footing lost, coats turned, turned again. Whole knowledge happenings, harm hitting home. Teri striking floor, body shocked, limp. Loss of centre, self, salvation.
Forced to face Fates, faces; unable to unbind, unhook, unlock from choices made, murdered.