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Raelynn

“No! Please! Somebody, help!”

The car skidded out of control and tires burned their rubbered tracks into the road I gripped the ‘oh shit’ handle in the car, feeling us careening out of control I screae Sounds of ainst metal sounded helplessly in nize A name that sounded unfamiliar, even as it fell from my lips

Then the world muted itself around me

Our car cauard rail in front of us ignited into flaits contents onto the road I couldn't regain control I couldn't see straight Between ut,down

“Help!” I roared

I stuazed into the darkness beloatching it undulate, as if it were laughing at me I looked around for the car I knew had pluaze beyond the darkness Beyond thethat seemed to cloak the fall doard

“Are you down there?” I exclaimed

I heard so my name So the world aroundnothingness sed up colors Shapes Sounds My eyes widened as the road disappeared I looked up, watching the stars get shole by the hellish expanse of Vantablack around uard rail I felt the piercing, heated shards dig into my skin while the flaness that surrounded me

Then a piercing sound ricocheted through my ears

I stue and into the darkness below I reached up for the world above ot sed up I feltharder and harder I flailed ht was the ground

And it was then I saw it

“No,” I gasped

I bolted upright indown the nape ofas my alar at how dry they were as I tossed the covers off s I closed my eyes as my feet touched down onto the dirty carpet ofmy face in my hands

“Not again,” I murmured

That da as I could re school year Without fail The night before my first day of school, I’d have that dream It didn’t matter what I did, what I ate before bed, whether or not I took so to help me sleep, or what I watched in order to fall asleep For years, that same dream ushered in my years of school

And it seeh school was no different

“I need a shower,” I murmured