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Hannah's P.O.V

I opened my eyes, arms stretching towards the air, feeling some weird mix of tension and lethargy. At least so it was during the morning when bright sunlight continued toward my window. My memories were still vague. I didn't remember falling asleep last night. The chamomile tea Mom had given me to help with the persistent headaches had worked, but I was still groggy. I could vaguely remember her saying in my head, You have to go to Hampton University today, Hannah. It's time you caught up on all you've missed.

Thinking back to a life I couldn't remember either stirred up uneasy thoughts in me. As I grabbed my towel, I fled into the bathroom, hoping that a shower might wash away some of the nervous energy from my veins. As I stood beneath the flow of water, I reached up and ran my fingers through my long hair-it was nearly waist-length by now.

"I need a cut," I could see myself saying aloud as I looked in the mirror, its surface foggy. My hair was growing
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