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Skylar

My head felt like it had been smashed by a hammer. I groaned, turned over in bed, and pulled the blanket over my head. But it didn’t help. The noise downstairs kept getting louder and louder.

What was that sound? Clanging. Thuds. Voices.

And my head… dear God, my head.

I shut my eyes tighter and tried to breathe through the pounding in my skull. Last night came back to me in flashes. The bar. The drinks. The shots. Too many shots. Jason. Yes—Jason had brought me back. I remembered him asking about a birthmark. What was that about?

Before I could even answer him, Ingrid had knocked on the car window. I remembered the cold night air brushing my skin as she pulled me out of the car and walked me inside.

And now, it was morning—or at least I hoped it still was—and someone downstairs was making a racket.

I reached for my phone.

11:02 a.m. Great.

I slept for a really long time.

Still, I couldn’t stay in bed anymore. The noise was too much. I dragged myself out from under the covers,
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