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Weekly Contest #356
Thump, Thump, Thump. I'm awoken to the dank mustiness of Marlboro Reds dancing up my nose. My heart is thumping rapidly against my eardrum. My hands, their coated in the stickiness of my sweat.THUMP. I could have sworn the thumping was my over exaggerated pulse. THUMP. What the fuck is that? Although my veins are filled with hesitation, eyes still heavy with sleep, my bare flat feet slap the cold hardwood. I can feel the adrenaline begin to make my stomach twist. As my chipped scarlet red fingernails wrap around the doorknob, my entire arm b...
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