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2025-01-31 16:08:37Katy's Point of View.
"Is everyone okay? Is anyone hurt?" I heard Carson's voice echo through the dizziness that surrounded me. My eyes hurt, but my head hurt more.
"I'm alright. I'm fine." Morris said. I couldn't quite see his face clearly through the haze.
"I'm not exactly great but I'm good," Annabel said. Of course, she was cool. She had the guts to smile in a car that was about to get blown to bits.
"Are you okay, Jo?" Morris asked again. It was Carson's arms that I felt around me. Then it dawned on me. We were in a moving vehicle. There were bumpings and tire screeching from the heaviness every few seconds. The truck had to be old. I was going to have to check the place out later. That is if I could stay. I doubted I coul
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