A Timely Intervention
In a blur of movement, one brave neighbor tackled Leo before he could lunge again. Relief flooded through me as police sirens grew louder, officers rushing in to cuff him while he screamed threats between gasping breaths.
His words were wild, incoherent, yet they resonated with a terrifying intensity that left everyone rooted in place.
Finally, the storm seemed to pass, though its force still lingered between us.