The room was a little more spinny than it probably should’ve been, so Cadence decided now was as good a time as ever to go ahead and disconnect herself from Tara. Jamie was out, had been for probably close to ten minutes, and Tara was so still, Cadence had put her hand on her chest twice to make sure she was still breathing.

“Do you need help?” Cassidy asked, leaning over her friend and steadying Cadence’s arm as she pulled the needle out. Cass took the tube and held it up so ...