Chapter 36: Powerless

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-Lara- It was dark. No, outside it was dark. I stared through the floor-to-ceiling windows when suddenly, I couldn’t breathe. The glass slipped from my hand—something was around my throat! I struggled until I managed to whip my head back, knocking my attacker in the face. He recoiled, and I turned around, but I couldn’t see him! It was like he was one big shadow. How did I even know he was a he? Panic surged through me, and I ran, unsure of where to go. My gun… I had a gun somewhere. Where was it? Up the stairs! I had to get up the stairs that had suddenly appeared before me. But I barely made it halfway when I was yanked by my hair and thrown backwards. I tumbled down the stairs, pain radiating through my body, and then the shadow jumped over me. “Who are you?” Why couldn’t I see

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