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Submitted to Contest #322
The sound of crashing waves, meant to calm the mind, blasts through the dead of night. The noise might as well be a freight train barreling through Molly’s tiny bedroom. She programs her alarm clock to the sounds of the sea, hoping it will make her 3 a.m. wake-up call less of a shock. Instead, each wave slams her awake, heart pounding, breath stolen. It takes five minutes of deep breathing to calm down. Humans are not meant to be yanked out of REM sleep in the middle of the night. A fact Molly is reminded of five days a week.Molly Weathers i...
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