It’s
the
kind
of
darkness
nightmares
live
in.
She
should
be
sleeping,
but
there’s
something,
there,
in
the
back
of
her
mind,
that
won’t
let
her.
She
sits,
her...
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It’s
the
kind
of
darkness
nightmares
live
in.
She
should
be
sleeping,
but
there’s
something,
there,
in
the
back
of
her
mind,
that
won’t
let
her.
She
sits,
her
knees
drawn
in
below
her
chin,
pushing
away
what’s
she’s
thinking.
Because
she,
currently
wondering
what
will
happen
if
she
pushes
her
legs
away,
away
from
sight,
is
a
sensible
girl.
She
never
even
believed
in
Santa,
or
any
kind
of
God,
not
ever.
She
sees
life
as
it
is,
and
she
intends
to
live
life
as
it
is.
She
is
Kelly
Cynthia
Smith,
and
she
doesn’t
have
time
for
absurd
stories.
Absurd
stories,
however,
have
plenty
of
time
for
Kelly.
Out
of
the
co
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