... done. So, in the middle of class I decided to go to the bathroom. I picked up my books and just walked right out without any permission or explanation. My mind was racing. Never once was I in a situation quite like today. In the bathroom I immediately began to run cold water into the cup I had made with my hands. I splashed the water onto my ... passing and I had still not accomplished what I set out to do. It was getting later so I began to walk her home. When we arrived at her house my heart was racing and my palms were soaked with perspiration. I looked in her eyes and began to move ...

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... dream had been so real; she could still feel the stinging cold from the man's touch, her nostrils still consumed by the odor. Just then she heard a clamor of footsteps racing towards the bedroom, her muscles stiffened and her stomach lurched, the door burst open. "Viv? Are you all right?" Jake raced to the side of his convulsing wife and gathered ... hand tightly, nodded in the direction of Dr. Jeffery and left the room, the door clicking shut behind him. Jake paced back and forth outside the door, his mind was racing, how could he have let her do all the unpacking by herself? He knew t...

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... had been dragged and thrown down the stairs. I need to get the heck out of here I thought to myself. I struggled to get back up the stairs as my heart was racing and my body was starting to freeze up in shock. I frantically try to race to find my belongings. When I look behind me, I notice a guy with a bloody and body running after ... ...

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... bits of annoyance in the filed, the duo caught up with Aquitaine and were tempted to stop under a thick tree to catch their breath, but they heard the charging horses racing through the field behind them. Quickly, Fiona, Tim, and Aquitaine fled from the beaten trail and began to trek through the dark forest. The ground in the forest was thick ... ...

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... Lola has run head-on into the dire consequences of trying to save her boyfriend Mannis life by trying desperately to raise 100,000 marks in twenty minutes, all while racing through the streets of Berlin, but nevertheless it ends positively. The second ending takes place 10 seconds later than the first one. This change in timing means that things happened ... ...

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... still - she was Natalka's deceased grandmother. " All dead people will come soon", she whispered. Her voice was harsh and unreal. I couldn't control the terror I started to feel. My heart was racing and I can't breath. My feet couldn't move. My only thought was to get out, but room was too dark and I couldn't found the way to escape. I was ready to die ... ...

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... . So I swiftly slid on my seat belt and made sure it clicked. "Maybe he's not after me anyway", I thought as I slightly started to calm down, though my mind was still racing faster than my cars engine. Quickly I came to the conclusion that I should just slow down and face the consequences. I mean I didn't want to be the next display on The Worlds ... ...

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... hour and report to D hanger and to plan for two weeks. A surge of both excitement and fear rush through my body. My palms began to sweat and my heart was racing so fast it felt like it could explode. This is the opportunity I had waited for but yet I was afraid. With my voice cracking with excitement and nervousness all in one ... ...

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... Jerome and I saw them scuffling around on the ground. Dirt was flying, there was an angry crowd of people who had been watching forming around me, and my mind was racing. People in the crowd started screaming things like, "Fuck the cops!" "Get off of him!" "Leave him alone." I remember feeling so scared for Jerome, I turned around and picked up a rock ... ...

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... immediately and realizing she was in danger she tried to get out through the window. It was stuck and she could not get the metal pipes out. Her mind was racing. The knife kept coming, every time with a stronger and deadly thrust. She had to make a decision and fast. She looked desperately around her room for something she could use to ... ...

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