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Kira was running. Darkness surrounded her. She didn’t know whether she was running away from someone or toward something, but she knew she was running out of time. The darkness was closing in...
A chiming sound from somewhere nearby distracted her. She stopped to listen.
I know that sound...
The chiming continued and the darkness faded. She opened her eyes to discover she was in her own bed. She squinted at the clock. It read 5:57am. Who would be calling her so early?
After a moment of disorientation, her memories of Stephanie’s disappearance rushed back. She struggled to disentangle herself from her sheets with a groan. Her muscles still ached from the punishing workout session she had stormed off to the night before.
She reached for her phone with tingling fingers. She must have
