Chapter 1: First (1) The room was filled with a mixture of dust and the lingering scent of stale alcohol. The windows were obscured by thick curtains, making it difficult to discern if it was day or night. The space was only filled with dim light and the dust motes dancing within it. Knock, knock. The dry, uninspired knocking broke the...
Chapter 1: First (1) The room was filled with a mixture of dust and the lingering scent of stale alcohol. The windows were obscured by thick curtains, making it difficult to discern if it was day or night. The space was only filled with dim light and the dust motes dancing within it. Knock, knock. The dry, uninspired knocking broke the silence and pierced my eardrums. Ravine lay motionless on the bed. ‘It must be a hallucination,’ I thought. ‘Because no one would come looking for me in this wretched place.’ On second thought, maybe there was one. “Ravine! I know you’re in there. Open the door.” A sharp, familiar voice. That voice was not a hallucination. Ravine slowly pushed myself up. My creaking joints protested with a cacophony of sounds. ‘Why did she come?’ As I opened the door, bright
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