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hink. I couldn't see. I couldn't escape it. And then. A s
m beneath me. A soft gasp escaped my lips as I stumbled f
ped with it, a sharp fear flashing through me as I braced for the i
ble strength, pulling me back before I could collapse. My body collided lightly
rred into the background. All I could feel was that hand. Warm.
ing and falling unevenly. My fingers instinctively gripped onto the arm that
er what had just happened. The hand tightened slightly, not in
ly against my chest. The world slowly began to come back into focus
there. But somehow... none of that mattered in that mom
beneath me. My body trembled slightly, but I managed t
t I wasn't falling anymore. Slowl
heart beginning to pound again, but this time, not from fear. It was something el
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