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All I see

are a few horses.
The sun is setting,

and the sky is filled with an orange glow.
Then, I see a rabbit. I chase it into the sunset.

The soft pat of its feet is swallowed by my
loud rustle.

But then, the sun goes down

and my peaceful field turns into
darkness.

Is anyone there? I ask,
and I choke as I speak.

Hello… a voice growls
from the darkness.

I freeze in place.

I am screaming, but no sound comes out.
Suddenly, someone grabs me hard.

I wake up with chills,

my heart beating out of my chest.

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Kyle Motill
Lapis L.A.

Ed. Isaac Ylitalo
SLEEP STORY I

Guns, fire, death all around me.

My village is raided,
and my mother is gone.

A piece of yellow and blue appears in my hand.

It's blurry, while my vision fills with blood
as I disobey my mother’s orders,

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