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Dominic
Everything is dark.
Dark... but not empty.
Sounds seem to float in some corner of that abyss. Voices distort, as if coming from behind a thick wall or underwater. Some hurt my ears, while others... calm me. I want to open my eyes, respond, move, but my body won't obey. It's trapped, as if it weighs a ton. All I can do is float... wait... endure.
Then something different emerges—a warm sensation, a voice.
"Love... your sister is here. And you must wake up. Please..."
Susy.
Even though my mind is shattered into a thousand fragments, I recognize her voice on any plane of existence. Sweet, firm, and wounded. I cling to it as if it's the only anchor keeping me tethered to this world.
"If you don't wake up... she's going to get mad at me and hit me. Do you want that?"
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