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Sleep Lightly – Part Two
The night seems to arrive sooner every day since Pesanta found me, and I’ve never felt so alone. I’ve tried to sleep during the day, but with school, homework and chores, my free time before sundown is limited. I am exhausted and running out of time, barely able to keep my eyes open during the…
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Flashback – Cursed and Curious
Deep in the woods,disguised by splintered branches and the shadows they show me,I saw him.Torn tatters of my terror on the tip of my tongue,a scream that does not come,my destructive demons are back at the border to his world,and there has never been enough of my soul left to save me.I wait for him…
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Flashback – The Broadcast
I need help. I think my daughter is in danger and I don’t know how to help her. I am currently trapped in traffic on the A2, and I can hear them, all of them, but especially him, that snake that we trusted, I can hear them hurting her. I don’t know what to do.…
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Sleep Lightly – Part One
I had stayed up too late. My Dad had been lecturing me about it since I was a little boy, but I couldn’t help it. I’d always get caught up in my books and lose track of time. He used to tell me stories to frighten me into obeying the rules of bedtime, but I’d…
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Flashback – Lovely, Lonely
They can hear me, you know. All the time, they’re listening. Always watching too. It has been twelve years, eight months and fourteen days, but I fear it will be forever. All I wanted was to have some company. I have been lonely for the longest time. Loneliness has been my only companion, really. A…