... 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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... 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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... . 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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... 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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