• Sunshine shone down from the pale blue sky. I took in every breath of the warm air. Every second of the warm sun on my arms and the sweet air in my lungs, was better than the last. The air became burning hot as it boiled against my skin. Beads of sweat trickled down my face. The pelting sun smoldered my eyes.
    I opened the white door, the metal handle burning in my hand. Cool air wisped past my face. I shuffled into the living room and fell lethargically onto the couch.
    “Hey,” said David slumping down beside me.
    “What are you watching,” I whispered staring at the screen, my eyes blurring from fatigue.
    His eyes fixated on the television, “O’ well, it’s nothing, just another news story. I don’t think it’s something you would want to watch.”
    “What was the story?” I asked, snapping my head up.
    David’s filled with regret as he spoke quietly, “A girl, your age, was assumed dead today. Most likely by an unknown killer, her body was never found.”
    I held my head, everything was spinning. My vision became a fuzzy black.
    “Hai? Hai are you feeling ok?” David spoke softly, holding my head.
    “N-no,” I stuttered. I couldn’t see at all. I was going by my unreliable sense of touch.
    “It’s probably the heat,” he said, “you should lie down”. He grabbed my hand fruitlessly leading me through the maze. I could barely stand, the ground fell from under me.
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    “Hai? Hai?” My eyes fluttered open. Cody was standing over me. “O’ good I thought you were dead.”
    “Very funny,” I said giving a sarcastic laugh, running my fingers through my hair. I stared out the window, losing my train of thought.
    “You alright, you seem kinda distant,” asked Cody.
    “Yeah I’m fine.” I glanced back outside. The sky, now a dreary black, had more than a single star hovering in t he sky. There were two. Two stars.