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Submitted to Contest #96
I was not expecting anyone to knock on my door that night. Especially at 11:30 pm. I also was most certainly not expecting a body to fall on me when I answered. The person was drenched from the rain that had persisted through the past hour or so. I screamed as the dead weight knocked me to the ground. The body had me pinned to the floor. I pushed and flailed until I could wiggle my way out from beneath it. I scrambled to my feet and looked down at the person, they laid still and unmoving. Panting from my efforts, I thought about what to do...
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