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The room was dark as it was just past three in the morning and the curtains not having been pulled closed all the way let in a little bit of light from the moon outside. Nora hadn’t been woken up by nightmares, those seemed to fade after Zachary had explained what really happened which was surprising because she expected it to get worse. She still couldn’t remember what happened exactly but figured he was right; it was best not to remember something that had left them so traumatised for years. Her excitement was what had woken her that particular morning because she was visiting the others and it was Natalie’s birthday. Nora had spent weeks looking for the perfect gift for her best friend and couldn’t wait to give it to her.
She had not moved from the bed upon waking though, becaus
