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Awake in the burdens of SILENCE.

...was the enemy of her existence.

By MonarchPublished about a year ago 1 min read

She awoke from a deep slumber during a peril night with a tightened chest

Increasing was the feelings of desperation, urging to escape this darkness beyond

Lurking in the shadows of her room was the enemy of her existence, watching her suffer

Every concentrated inhale she felt weak, helpless, forgotten, lost in an abyss of uncertainty

No one could hear the screams from inside her mind, trapped in her own body

Counting the minutes? Hours? Days? Of being stuck with nothing to say

Eventually, after he has caused further damage, he let her go so that she may continue life suffering in SILENCE until his next arrival

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Monarch

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