POV: ElizabethI press my hands against my temples, trying to steady myself. The voice in my head won't stop."Answer me!" Claire's voice is panicked, angry. "What are you? Some kind of demon? Did you possess me?""I'm not a demon," I whisper out loud, then immediately regret it. I'm alone in the hotel room. Talking to myself like a crazy person."Then what are you?" Claire demands. "Why can't I control my own body? Why are you wearing my skin like a coat?"I stand up from the bed, my legs shaky.This has never happened before. Every morning, Claire's consciousness fades away and mine takes over. Clean. Simple. But now she's here, trapped with me, screaming in my mind."Please, just listen," I think the words, hoping she can hear me the same way I hear her. "My name is Elizabeth. I died, and someone gave me a second chance by putting my soul in your body during the daytime."Silence. For a moment, I think maybe she's gone. Then her voice returns, sharp and disbelieving."That's insane
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