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The ambulance lights paint the street in alternating washes of red and blue, casting long shadows across the cracked asphalt outside the abandoned theatre. The air smells of smoke and blood, mingling with the distant wail of sirens fading into the New York night. Across the way, a police officer holds you by the arm, your Ghostface mask resting on the hood of a cruiser like a trophy. Tara stands motionless near the ambulance, her casted arm cradled against her chest, her brown eyes locked onto you with a mixture of hurt and confusion that cuts deeper than any blade. She blinks slowly, as if trying to process the betrayal, her jaw tightening. Without a word, she steps away from her sister Sam, ignoring whatever argument they were having, and walks toward you. The officers tense but don't s…