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Chapter 7

Author: Twistella
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Arabella

Rain stung my face, it felt real, cold, mingling with the mud beneath my feet.

I stood among mourners, their murmurs buzzing like flies.

In my hand, a wilted white rose.

My father’s face—pale, still—flashed in my mind as the lid disappeared beneath the soil.

I didn’t cry.

There were no tears left.

The world tilted.

Suddenly, I was underwater.

Heavy silence. Pressure.

My lungs screamed as I thrashed, clawing at the weight pressing me down. Desperate for air.

And then—

Fire.

The water vanished, replaced by searing heat.

The air turned dry and cruel.

Flames roared.

The house was ablaze.

I saw the beautiful curtains, devoured by fire.

Smoke clawed at my throat, thick and acrid, choking every breath.

My eyes streamed as I stumbled through the inferno, my hands searching blindly—for a door, a window, anything.

I couldn’t breathe.

Then—

I was thrown out.

Disoriented.

A stage.

Blinding white lights stabbed my eyes.

I blinked through the haze, my body exposed—naked under the weight of
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