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Submitted to Contest #224
The only thing more exhausting than getting no sleep is the attempt to get that sleep. Your eyes have stayed shut for- well, you don't want to end the streak by opening them just to check the time. If they've been closed for as long as you think, then surly you'll fall asleep any minute now! Yeah, that's totally worked out in the past. You crack your eyes open and the popcorn ceiling greets you with melting and shifting faces. It feels like all the sleepless nights have come back to laugh at you in the form of shadows. You even hear one ...
Submitted to Contest #126
Content warning for mentions of diseased children, drug usage, and murder. Please read with caution, stay safe, and happy new year! _____________________________________ I don't know him. I don't think I ever will. I don't know who he is or where he comes from. I don't know what he wants or who he works for. But I know that he must die. Some say that's a harsh conclusion to come to, and I agree to some extent. But I have never been so sure of something in my entire ...
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