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TARA HUDSON
Arise
Copyright © 2012 by Tara Hudson
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No matter how widely I opened my eyes, no
matter how many times I craned my neck or spun around
in search of even one speck of light, I found none. There
was nothing but thick, impenetrable darkness.
Before I’d opened my eyes to all this pitch-black, I had
the vague impression that I’d just been someplace warm,
familiar. Someplace safe.
But wherever I was now, I didn’t feel safe at all. I felt
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D with death.
I bolted upright with a shriek.
Immediately, I felt the press of a hand upon mine. My
adrenaline surged at the unexpected touch, and I moved
to jerk away from it. Whoever had pressed against my
hand grabbed it more tightly and held me firmly in place.
It took a few more seconds of struggling before I calmed
down enough to look at the face of my captor.
He stared back at me, his eyebrows furrowed above
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