![]() He thinks he’s sly, laying back in the seat of a car that can’t possibly be his, playing PI, and sucking at it. It hurts, stings, but only for a second and then. ![]() I intend to approach them from the side, to bring life back to the dead eyes bound to find mine, but as I get closer, no more than two spaces away, the inevitable sears my soul. The eyes trailing me shoot wide, and I’m lunged at, but I’m already too far gone. I pretend to go easily, but slip away, sliding on my feet and darting around the far side of the room. I’m suddenly spun, rushed toward the door and shoved through it. The body behind me grows rigid, the shadow to the right now creeping closer, a dark and haunting chill charging the air around us. ![]() It’s the last-ditch effort, the one that leads to the end, right here in this very spot. I’m stuck, frozen, knowing the move to follow before it’s even made. It’s a deep, cavernous sound that sends panic across the room and ice through my every vein. Someone’s scream roars around us, but I can’t say who it comes from. The fiercely pumping blood and heavy pounding heart should clue me in to what’s coming, but I ignore the warning, stuck in a nightmare of my own making. ![]() I try for a full, deep breath, but my lungs refuse my desperate plea. Tension lines my forehead, a heavy throbbing taking over not only my head, but my entire body. ![]()
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