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day 8: home

sam woke up suddenly, sitting up in bed. she coughed a bit and wiped her nose on the back of her sleeve. she looked, and there was a red smear on her sleeve.

"shit, when did i stain my shirt? i don't remember that being there."

she stumbled out of bed and the room spun around her. shades of red swam in front of her eyes.

she walked through the smoke-filled room and into the hallway. fire licked at her from all sides. she could feel her skin melting off. melting-

she fell face-first into the swimming pool. the cold water attacked her skin like knives. she cried out and swam to the surface, her lungs filling with water.

"don't let the sharks get me!" she screamed, grasping for the edge, hurrying to climb out.

she slipped and fell backward. her head and backside slammed into the tile floor hard. for a moment sam recognized that she was in her kitchen. attempting to get up, everything became bright and blinding, and she collapsed on the floor, unconscious.

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