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Rae

I remained in the room, staring at the door right in front of me. This room was quite different from the one that was set ablaze, despite that I still felt like I was trapped in a fiery shield.

The scent of smoke still lingered, and at some point, I stopped myself from breathing.

I thought to myself. Maybe it would all go away, maybe it would disappear. It hoped it would but when I stopped holding my breath it all returned.

My hands trembled slightly as I ran them over the tattered fabric of my dress. I hated this feeling radiating through me.

I hadn’t had a flashback like that in years.

The last time was back in my old pack, the night I stumbled upon a burning bush in the woods. The sight of the flames had triggered something in me and sent me spiraling back into memories I wanted to forget. I had thought I was past it, that I had buried those horrors deep enough that they couldn’t resurface.

But tonight proved me wrong. I guess people were right. You never truly heal.

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