‘It’s a race against time, and a race between heart and mind.’****I pinched myself.“Ouch!” I shrieked.“It really isn’t a dream. Okay, calm down, Pearl Bennet, you can do this.” The words for reassuring myself weren’t helping at all.My heart was still thundering inside my chest. Sweat pricked my forehead and the back of my neck, making my baby hair to stick there. Using a handkerchief, I swiftly made myself less sweaty.I glanced at the extravagant mirror. Deep blue eyes, as if one had gathered the ocean waves, stared back at me. I swiftly pulled out a brush from my black purse and began combing my straightened raven black hair. Odd pair, right? I got my eyes from my mom and hair color from my dad.Once done with the hair, I moisturized my thin lips with a pink gloss and then went ahead to straighten my fish tail red dress, that hugged my skinny body, highlighting the few curve
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