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member, my life has

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for I have been honoured,

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by a family with love an

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away in this prison

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honour. For I have been

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by the nightmares th

pressure of the pr

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chased away the night

like a feather. Fro

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pecial. Or so I've been

then again, I had nobody

metal framed singl

that prodded through

ound the room sho

a lamp, a storage box wi

main house thro

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in-house s

like every other mor

ners and the chef. All pre

, I combed my pale v

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th any colour

, and I was ready

e of toast fro

ing to the members o

to plead with them to help

st wanted to be free. I wa

e, so eventually

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utors, trainers, and my

ast. I found mysel

back to my dream from last

's nearly time, you

lip away and all I c

But never had I remembere

til last

ering those words.

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ith seeing a stranger in

han those nightmares. B

e

eps coming towards

up to see Monica and Dav

person

d with age. His gre

s bald patch. If I were

imself tall. He sc

never met anyone ne

us" were the only words

walk past me

ollow, as I wanted

ment for d

gh the hallways for

e study (a room I was

e, or so I

door, unsure whethe

break the rules. Monica

uction. I was inform

hday was in one week, and

mad

uldn't tell you what

questions that I learned

on? What happens when I t

nd I didn't kno

was the man who a

are chosen, you will be

level, and you will be th

er. You will continue to

ed I was to be sacri

ook, followed by s

own the hall. "Take her

the man. He grabbed my a

ds th

ith him. Away from

crazy thinking. For an

rkab

gone insane with t

birthday. And the fact th

ome part o

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tside through a doorway b

was t

f being outside. A m

of nowhere. He literally

illing him right

and at that moment,

k. At the hands of this m

dess? Either way,

lowly in surrender,

felt myself heating up,

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tarted to feel as

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had clearly lost m

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ld. I ran towa