Baffle's P.O.V.
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"You... you were that little girl..." I whispered as the realization hit me.
How could I have forgotten about that? About her? I never saw her again after that day. I never asked about her. After the way my mother reacted, I was too afraid they'd hurt her if I pushed to see her or even ask about her. I mean, that vile woman had me beaten to a bloody pulp for what I did.
Jayde gave me a small smile, tears still streaming down her cheeks.
"You rescued me," she told me. "And you became my whole world after that. My hero. The person I admired most. I wanted to be like you, but I was never as brave as you. I was a coward. The only courageous thing I ever did was help you escape. And then when I escaped, but that was different."
I just sta
