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Rubbing the tiredness away, sipping the hot coffee till my tongue burns, and pealing my lip skin have become a habit every time I’d wake from a nightmare. I would let the coffee burn the tip of my tongue while I would hold the plastic cup tightly till my palms would turn red. It served as a great distraction from the images I would see but today, I accidentally put salt instead of sugar into my Nescafé leaving a vile taste on my tongue. I walk from the bed to the table throwing the coffee right in the dustbin. I need another distraction to a...
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