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day 7: home

sam stared into the mirror as she brushed her hair. she looked a little different, but she couldn't put her finger on it. maybe it was her hair. or her eye makeup. or her tan. she just wasn't sure.

"-ok, hon?" her mother asked.

sam nodded and turned to look at her mother, but there was no one there. her mother must've already left the room.

a sharp pain went through her abdomen. she doubled over and she saw red.

"fucking cramps," she muttered, going for her midol. she dumped the contents of the bottle into her hand. it felt like there were a dozen pills in her hand, but when she counted she only got "two." she tipped her head back and let the pills fall from her hand into her mouth. for a moment she had trouble swallowing them, but it quickly passed.

another sharp pain shot through her abdomen.

"fucking cramps," she muttered. she looked and saw her midol bottle lying open on the floor.

"i really should take some midol, i'm sure it'll help," sam said to herself, reaching for the bottle.

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