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[Juniper] My eyelids felt heavy. I could hear the rhythmic beeping of a machine and could smell the mixture of hospital and bodies. It was a little nauseating. I tried swallowing and found my mouth was dry. I couldn’t move my left wrist and my right hand had something hot, heavy, and scratchy on it. My whole body was stiff and achy. Opening my eyes at last, I found that the scratchy thing on my hand was Jaxon’s head. Tears stung at my eyes. He’d found me and saved me, just like he promised. Wiggling my fingers to try and get them out from under his face woke him. He looked at me with shock and a little happiness. I tried to smile, but my lips were dry and felt like they were going to crack. I tried licking them for moisture, but my tongue was so dry it didn’t do anything. I tri
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