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Chapter34: A child's despair

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Noah's eyes opened with a room filled with darkness. His heart pounded in his chest as he tried to piece together where he was. The last thing he remembered was being in the backseat of his mother's car, with Blessing driving him and laughing at a silly joke she made about his favourite cartoon character. But now, he was somewhere strange, a place cold and unfamiliar and really quiet. The air was scary,and smelled like damp wood and old dust. His tiny hands reached out,searching for something familiar to hold onto, but his fingers met nothing but rough wood. Noah sat up,his head turning. He realised he was lying on a thin, itchy blanket and his body ached from the hard surface beneath it. His school shirt was wrumpled,his tiny tie squeezed, and one of his shoes were missing. His small fingers brushed Against his face,feeling the sticky remnants of tears he didn't remember shedding. He hugged his knees to his chest, trying to calm the sons in his throats. “ Mo
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