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It's Not Her!

Author: Serendipity
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-30 23:05:49

James

I opened my eyes to a throbbing pain in my head, a headache that seemed to make breathing difficult. I felt tired, like the whole world had decided to fall on me at this time. I tried to open my eyes but the room was spinning and I had to shut them immediately.

Everything was a blur. I began to see shapes and shadows and for a while I was unable to differentiate between real life and whatever hell I was placed in. I attempted to recall the events of the previous night and what I got were nothing but the blackness of the unknown-a blank which only served to increase my anxiety.

I swallowed hard, and tried to steady my breathing before I could finally open them and sit up. My muscles rebelled and an aroma enveloped me, sugary, alluring, and rather disturbingly recognisable. Katniss?

This idea came to me in a flash. The perfume, the atmosphere… it is somewhat like her… My chest was constricted as I turned my head, trying to clear the fog.

And then, I saw her.

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