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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Author: Agee Umeh
last update Last Updated: 2024-02-26 17:24:48
MADELINE'S POV

The darkness crept in, swallowing the room whole. I saw the room closing in on me and felt suffocated. The shadow of a man danced on the wall with a glistening metal knife in hand, trudging towards me.

"Please, please..... Don't hurt me. I did nothing wrong to you, I am not the one you seek," I begged.

As he came closer, I saw the dangerous face and wicked smile of the man who held the metal knife. He lifted the glistening metal above his head aiming straight for my growing stomach.

Sweats filled my face as I struggled to wake up, but the nightmare held me captive in its glued grasp. In reality, I squeezed my pillows and wriggled from side to side till I let out a blood curdling scream and jolted awake.

When I woke up, Petra was beside me together with nurse Maude. Beads of sweat lined my forehead and cheeks and I felt sore in every part of my body. My throat was parched and my stomach churned badly.

"How are you feeling?" Petra asked.

I kept mum because I
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