Whispering Brittney

  MESSAGE: Extremely long pasta, but worth it I believe.

 She be gan to follow me when I found The Tree. I named it The tree because of its strange appearance. It was a tall tree, but nothing was near it. There was a large circle of nothing, just dirt, all the way around the tree. After that circle, the forest flourished, but nothing lived inside the circle besides that single tree. The tree was black like it had been struck by lightning. It also had a long, deep crack down the middle of it. Its branches stretched out as if it was begging and pleading for help.

   I walked inside the circle, and suddenly a fog appeared around me. It appeared out of nowhere. I frowned, my discomfort evident at the sudden appearance. But I shook my head and continued forward towards the tree. I bent down slowly and looked at the base. Chains dangled from the top of it, but where a body should be, there wasn’t. I turned around and in the distance was a girl. I couldn’t place her age, she just didn’t appear to have an age. She had moonlight silver hair and bright red eyes. As soon as she made eye contact, she disappeared. I don’t mean I blinked and she disappeared, or she walked into the fog and disappeared, she was just… gone. It was as if she’d never existed.

  I denounced it as being my imagination and turned around to leave. I returned home, but right when I stepped outside the circle, a female’s voice whispered in my ear. I couldn’t figure out what the voice was saying but he could still hear it whispering something. When I got home, I put a meal in the oven to cook and I turned to wait in my dining room. When I entered, her eyes turned towards me, her head tilted. A grin formed on her lips, one that can only be described as that of a mastermind. Then she stood up and disappeared in fog and lightning. I moved to where she’d sat and saw three parallel lines etched into the table.

   “Tik...Tok...Tik…Tok…”the female’s voice whispered in my ear, the first words I’d understood.  

  I t urned away, shaking slightly. The oven beeped, alerting me that my dinner was ready for me. I slowly headed towards the kitchen, taking my time to get my food out of the oven. It seemed like the whole world was going out of focus, and I was in someone else’s body but it knew what to do. After a minute, something seemed to disappear from my mind, like a presence, and I snapped back into my body. <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">

<span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  “W <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">-what on earth?” I cried, trembling. Suddenly, I felt myself begin to dissolve, not into anything, just my body dissolving into nothingness. I saw my legs disappear, and that was it, I blacked out. <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  When I woke up, I was by the tree again. The same black tree, with the chains. I was tied to a tree, much in the same position as the body would be on the tree in the circle. I was just outside the circle surrounding the tree. I saw fog bellow up from the ground and the whispering of her voice filled my ears and I let out a scream. I fought to get out of the chains, yelling for help, and then I noticed her.

<span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  She sat on the ground near the base of the old, creepy tree. Her legs were crossed, her hair not moving an inch even though it was very windy. She was facing me, her head tilted to my right, and she grinned at me. The fog swirled up around her hands, and two knives sat in her hands. She set them down <span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">, letting me see the dragon handles, before picking them up.

<span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  She stood up and spoke in that same whispering voice. “Tik…Tok… goes the clock. Time is running up.” Then she threw the knife at my face, and I screamed, but a few centimeters before it turned into fog. “Three.” She said, before I felt myself black out.

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When I reached the front door, I swung the door open, and afterwards closed the door behind me. I quickly headed to the back of the house where my bedroom was. I didn’t even bother changing into pajama’s I simply collapsed. But when I looked up, she was sitting there in the chair across from my bed. However, now she was as she’d normally been.

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My name was, is, Brittney.”

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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I stared at her. The whispering had been continuing on, and I just remembered it. “More like a whispering Brittney,” I muttered under my breath.

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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> “I’ve gotten that too,” she said to me.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> “Why are you being so nice?!” I said.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> She smirked at me. “No reason. I take my time.”

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I gave her a confused glance, and she grinned at me, a small, twisted grin. Then she disappeared once more. I turned and sobbed, screaming in anguish. I couldn’t take too much more of this. That I knew. After a while, the warm embrace of sleep began to wrap its fingers around me. I thankfully closed my eyes, and slipped into darkness.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  When I woke up, I felt much better. I turned, and shook my head, forgetting about my dead brother, and this… thing called Brittney. Well, actually I think I’ll call her Whispering Brittney. I turned my phone on, and looked at the screen. On it, it said it was Saturday. I shrugged and then froze. Wait, Saturday?! I slept for two days?! I turned and glanced around, and realized I wasn’t in my house. But I quickly realized it was my best friend Lucy’s house. I probably had come over and asked to stay, making up some excuse.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> I turned, and saw a long 1 drawn into the mirror by a knife I would guess. 1? Huh? And then I realized that before, Whispering Brittney had said two. I swallowed, feeling hot tears flood my eyes. Lucy… Lucy was probably dead now, all because of me. But it was all her fault too, not just mine. I slowly headed down the stairs.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  “L-Lucy?” I called out, reaching the end of the hallway.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I heard a weak moan, and then a scream and then it was over. I rushed into the kitchen, and just stared in horror. Lucy had the same thing done to her that had happened to my brother. However, there was blood pooling around the floor, a large pool. She was impaled to the kitchen door. On the wall, in red ink was the words, your time approaches. But as the red ink began to drip, I realized it wasn’t red ink. It was her blood, Lucy’s blood.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I swallowed. That meant that there was one more person before… Before what? What would Brittney do? I shuddered and turned away. I flung open the door, and rushed outside. I ran and ran and ran until I no longer could run, and collapsed. I panted, and began freaking out, words spilling out of my mouth that I couldn’t understand. Then, everything went black, and I was out.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  When I woke up, I was in the hospital. I frowned and was confused, but pretended not to be so I could get out. I stood up and rushed around to see if I could get out. They said I could go when I pleased, and I quickly left. In my sleep, I’d realized that all of her attacks were three days apart. So, that meant her last attack, or whatever she planned, would be tonight. And then… whatever she had in store. But I’m pretty sure I know what’s going to happen.

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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">   I sat in my car, wondering what to do. But the whispering continued to pound my head, making my head hurt. But, after a while it turned into soft, whispery laughter. I couldn’t figure that out. Laughter? Was that good or bad? So, the simple solution was to head to the forest to check it out. Then I’d know for sure. I started up my car and drove to the forest, all the while having her laughter filling my ears.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; 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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I immediately tried to get myself lost by wandering around randomly once I entered the forest. Quickly I reached my destination, and would have thrown up if I had anything to throw up. Tons of bodies were impaled to the tree trunks. I hadn’t been able to see them before, but now I could. I could tell they were all from different times because some were falling apart or were rotten, while the others were fresh. But the freshest was my younger brother’s corpse. She’d made sure that it stood out. And not in a good way. She’d left his eyes wide open, fixed on where I stood, and twisted his face so it looked like he was blaming me. And, essentially it was my fault.

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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  Mist formed, and she stood back, blood coated knives and all, watching.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  “Zero,” she smirked, her face twisted with an evil smile.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  I screamed and ran away, begging her to spare me. “Please! Please don’t hurt me!” I repeated while running away.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">   What happened next is of no importance to my fate. For the last few days, I’ve been seeing her everywhere. Almost everywhere I look, she’s there in the distance, or next to me. I was greatly unsettled, because she wasn’t in any way threatening looking, appearing as she had when I first saw her. But, I now know that I was doomed the first time I saw that tree. I know today, in my short time before she comes, (as it is night, and the day is nearly up,) that she will kill me too. Please I have to get this up! I can see the fog rising from the ground, maybe she will post this for m-

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); 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mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">

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line-height: 107%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">________________________________________________________________________________

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">  Oh, the foolish human. She really thought she could get away from me. She thought she’d be a savior, warning people. But by time you’ve seen my tree, your doom is upon you. I ripped this story out of her head moments before she died. This has no effect on me, so what do I care if you horrible humans read it? Besides, as I said before, if you’ve seen my tree, you are doomed already. Farewell, perhaps I’ll be seeing YOU soon.

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; 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mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); 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mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;">

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mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BFBFBF; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%;"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191); mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 191; 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