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Hello, and welcome to...
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\u000aWOLF SKIN
\u000aa cerebral thriller
\u000acreated by Amanda French
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\u000a[[Click here to begin...|wolfstart]]
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\u000a[[Credits & Acknowledgments|Credits]]
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\u000a"Listen Jane... I know this project means a lot to you. But no more stuff like this, okay? We can do a killer horror movie in a safer, more legal way!" Wesley exclaims.
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\u000a"Listen John... I know this project means a lot to you. But no more stuff like this, okay? We can do a killer horror movie in a safer, more legal way!" Wesley exclaims.
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VYou grin up at him.
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\u000a"Geez dude. What is it with you? A full moon and some wind is enough to give YOU the creeps? What happened to the guy I went cliff jumping with last summer?" You tease.
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\u000a"C'mon, Wesley, lighten up! You used to tease me for being such a girly girl when we were kids, all because I got skittish in the dark. But you let this forest get to you?" You tease.
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\u000aHe gives you a pained look. "Haven't you heard the stories about the animal carcasses the rangers find? They say the Felmore Forest has the meanest pack of coyotes ever seen along the coast!"
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\u000a[[Acknowledge his concern.|WesAck]]
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\u000aYou shrug as you finish installing your camera's zoom lens. "All the better for our film project. Now just review your lines with Jamal while Mary, Gregory, and I finish setting up our film area! The faster we get this done, the sooner we can leave!"
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\u000aWith clenched fists and pinched lips, Wesley rips off his backpack and storms away. When he pulls out his script and begins reading it, you turn your attention back to your camera.
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\u000aYou pause in pulling out your camera's tripod stand to look up at your friend and classmate.
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\u000a"Wesley, I understand that you don't like this. I'm sorry. I should've talked this over more with you guys. But if we want our project not to bomb, we've got to do this! I promise it'll be quick, okay?"
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\u000aWesley sighs and nods. "All right. I just hope this is all worth it!"
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\u000aHe shrugs off his backpack and digs out his script. Giving you a brief nod, he steps away to go over his lines.
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\u000aThe scene is simple. Wesley, playing the hero Seth Gift, is chased down by Jamal, playing a wrathful plant golem hellbent on killing him. Mary is on standby with the boom mic while Gregory improves your camera light with some ambient lighting off to the side.
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\u000aFeeling empowered in your role as director, you bark out, "Action!"
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\u000aBut just as you do so, you hear a loud crash nearby. Like something large just burst through the underbrush. No one moves, and all eyes are on you. You say to your film crew...
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\u000a[["Guys I said, ACTION!"|Action]]
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\u000a[["Did you guys hear that?"|Hear]]
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\u000a[["...There's something right behind me, isn't there?"|Behind me_Adrian]]
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\u000a"I thought you guys wanted to get out of here!" You snap.
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\u000aYou look where they are all looking: at a dense set of trees and bushes off to the left of your clearing. Rolling your eyes, you storm over there, grumbling, "I'll prove to you guys that you're all just being--!"
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\u000a"I think it came from over here..." You point and cautiously begin to head left, towards a dense clump of trees and bushes.
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\u000aIn your confusion, you reach up and grab whatever it is on top of you by the head, trying to hold it at bay. In the weak moonlight, you think you can see red eyes glaring at you over a set of snapping fangs. Fetid breath suffocates you. You scream for the others to help you, but you can hear nothing except the terrifying snarls of the creature attacking you.
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\u000a<>[[Take your laptop.|Take your laptop.]]<>X<>
\u000a<>[[Take your USB drive.]]<>X<>
\u000a<>[[Take your textbook.]]<>X<>
\u000a<>[[Time to go.]]<>
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\u000aThe beast atop you ceases its attack abruptly, its furry head perking up as it looks off into the distance. With a glance at you, it snorts, then leaps away, leaving you to finish bleeding out on the forest floor. Too weak to roll over, you just manage to crane your head to see the creature vanish into the dark of the trees.
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\u000aAs you pass out, you hear Wesley crying out your name from afar.
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\u000aThe sweet quiet of darkness swallows you whole.
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\u000a[[Continue...|Cont2]]
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\u000aYour mother visits that night. After your father died, she remained unmarried and lives in another part of town. She cries as she hugs you and begs you to promise never to go into the woods at night again.
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\u000aWesley is also there. <>He bumps fists with you and tells you you're a lucky man to have survived what you did. "Tough as hell, too!" he jokes.
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\u000a"They tell me you were the one who came back for me after the coyote ran off," you say with a look of deep respect and gratitude. "Thanks, bro."
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\u000a"Couldn't let my home boy down, could I?" Wesley says with a shrug.<>He hugs you and gives a brief peck on the cheek, saying you're a lucky girl to have survived what you did. "Tough as hell, too!" he jokes.
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\u000a"They tell me you were the one who came back for me after the coyote ran off," you say with a look of deep respect and gratitude. "Thanks, Wes."
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\u000a"Couldn't let my home girl down, could I?" Wesley says with a wink.<>
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\u000aYou chat a little more with your mom and Wesley, mostly about school and family. Then visiting hours are over and they must leave. You say your goodbyes, and you assure them that you'll be fine. In fact, you think inwardly, you intend to get back into school as soon as possible. You cannot stand the thought of staying home with the memory of that horrible night, and nothing works better for you than good old fashioned work.
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\u000aThe hospital quiets as visitors leave, and you turn out the light.
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\u000a[[Time for some sleep...|Benjamin]]
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\u000aInstead, you see a man.
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\u000aThe man stands at the foot of your bed, and he stares at you unblinkingly, his dark eyes holding yours fast. With an unkempt beard and overgrown brown hair, he is dressed in a wrinkled oxford shirt and khaki shorts.
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\u000aCrossing his arms, he murmurs, "Hello, <><>.<><>.<>"
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\u000aYou sit up and...
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\u000a[[Ask him who he is.|Ask]]
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\u000a[[Call for help!|Call]]
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\u000aAs you you sit up, you snap sharply, "Hey, uh, guy? I don't know who the hell you are, but you need to get out of here!"
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\u000aYou ball your fists and glare as hard as you can. Truth be told, the man scares the crap out of you. Guys always tried to pick a fight with you in high school for being "artsy," so you learned to never let them see you sweat, but you're not sure if you can keep your facade going if this stranger keeps up his unsettling stare.
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\u000aAs you sit up, you snap sharply, "Sir, I don't know who you are, but you are NOT supposed to be in here! You need to leave or I will scream!"
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\u000aUnconsciously, you raise your knees and pull the sheets close to you as you glare at the man as hard as you can. You've had to deal with creepy men before, but never has a strange man intruded your personal space so greatly. All of a sudden that thin gown of yours feels more like a transparent sheet of plastic as the man's unsettling stare bores into you.
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\u000aThe man lets out a gruff chuckle and shakes his head. "You won't do anything. And even if you did, the personnel on this floor are gone."
\u000a
\u000a"But how?" You ask, feeling a chill run through you.
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\u000a"That's not important," he replies. He unfolds his arms and approaches your bedside. You tense up, but find you cannot speak. There is something about this man's presence that seizes you deep inside... "What IS important <><>,<><>,<> is that you listen to what I'm about to tell you. Then I promise, I'll be gone...for now."
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\u000aIn response you...
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\u000a[[Push him away!|Push]]
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\u000a[[Listen to him.|Listen]]
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\u000a"Who are you? How do you know my name?" you ask, your eyes narrowing warily.
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\u000aThe man smiles at you gently, but the edge in his eyes remains, even as he moves closer to your bedside.
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\u000aHe holds out his hand and says, "My name is Benjamin, and I have some important news you need to hear."
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\u000a"But hospital visits are over for the night," you say numbly as you shake his hand. Something about this man commands your attention, and you sense something tremendous about him, you just don't know what.
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\u000a"Don't worry about that," he says with a wave of his hand. "What you ought to worry about is the coming week."
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\u000a"Why's that?" You ask with a sense of dread.
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\u000aBenjamin sighs and strokes his scraggily beard. He looks at you with what you think might be pity in his eyes.
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\u000a"Because," he says. "You are about to go through a very trying time. Your mind, even your body, will seem to rebel against you. The decisions you make from here on out, even for little things, will be of the utmost importance. <><>,<><>,<> I know this will seem crazy to hear...but you're a werewolf."
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\u000a[[Ask what he really means.|Ask2]]
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\u000aYou shove Benjamin away with a snarl.
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\u000a"Who the hell do you think you are!? You can't just come in here and expect me to listen to your crazy stories!"
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\u000aIn a flash, you find yourself pinned back onto the bed, the man's hand at your throat.
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\u000a"Now you listen to me PUP," he says with a genuine animal growl. "This is not where I wanted to be tonight. In fact, I debated whether or not I should've let my men kill you just to save me the trouble! But the fact of the matter is, I'm trying to do the right thing, even if your ungrateful ass can't appreciate it! So shut your mouth and let me speak!"
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\u000aInexplicably, you seize up with fear, your guts vanishing in the angry glare of the man over you. You just manage to resist the urge to whine like a kicked dog.
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\u000aThe man holds you for a second longer before letting you go. You stay there on the bed, staring up at him in a sort of primal fear.
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\u000aWith a 'hmph' the man straightens out his shirt collar and bites out, "My name is Benjamin. I'm here to warn you that you're about to go through a very trying week. You'll have visions. Violent mood swings. Your senses more powerful. This is because you are a WEREWOLF, and I know this because I'm one too."
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\u000aBenjamin stomps toward the door, but stops to look back at you. "You don't have to believe me now. The coming days will be proof enough. But there's something else you should know..."
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\u000a"Okay..." you say warily. "So what's so important you had to break into a stranger's hospital room to say?"
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\u000aBenjamin chuckles gruffly and scratches his beard. "Well when you put it that way, it does sound bad doesn't it? But believe me kid, this had to be done."
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\u000aHe takes a breath and lowers his gaze. When he looks up again, there's pity in his eyes. "You are about to go through a very trying time. Your mind, even your body, will seem to rebel against you. The decisions you make from here on out, even for little things, will be of the utmost importance. <><>,<><>,<> I know this will seem crazy to hear...but you're a werewolf."
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\u000a[[Reject Benjamin's claim.|Reject]]
\u000a
\u000a[[Ask him what he means.|Ask2]]
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\u000a"A werewolf?" You laugh. "You've got to be kidding! And how do you know this?"
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\u000aBenjamin fixes you with a hard frown, and the caustic humor dies in your throat.
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\u000a"How?" Benjamin growls, and the sound has a strong effect on you--so strong that you freeze up in primal fear. "Because I'm a werewolf too. I'm the leader of the local pack, as a matter of fact. And I suggest you cut it out with that attitude, or you're looking at a very hard week!"
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\u000aBenjamin gestures at himself with a somber expression. "Because I'm a werewolf too. The leader of the local pack, as a matter of fact."
\u000a
\u000a"So you're the alpha wolf?"
\u000a
\u000a"Yes..."
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\u000a"This is...hard to believe," you smile nervously.
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\u000aBenjamin nods wearily. "I know. I appreciate your patience and calm. You'll need that for the week to come. But you won't have to take my words for it. Soon you'll be having visions. Mood swings."
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\u000a"So like PMS?" you say ironically.
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\u000aBenjamin, to your surprise, blushes. "Err...sort've."<>
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\u000a"I won't...hurt anybody, right?"
\u000a
\u000aThe man shrugs one shoulder. "Well, that depends on you. On how well you can control your new urges. Your senses and your mind will be changing, and it'll only get more intense towards the full moon."
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\u000aYou swallow hard.
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\u000aYou can't think of anything to say. Benjamin starts to open the door, but looks back at you one last time.
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\u000a"Are you threatening me?" You ask with bared teeth.
\u000a
\u000aHe gives a stiff shake of his head. "No. I'm trying to save your life."
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\u000a"Kid, you're on the right track. If you keep doing what you're doing, I'm sure you'll come out okay. You'll want to keep in touch with your humanity if you want to survive."
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\u000a"This isn't a threat or something is it?" you ask, frowning.
\u000a
\u000aHe gives a stiff shake of his head. "No. I'm trying to save your life."
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\u000aYou look down at your lap, your mind spinning.
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\u000aBenjamin turns and leaves. "Goodbye, <><>.<><>.<> Remember what I said."
\u000a
\u000a[[Continue...|Cont3]]
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\u000aHe blinks at your medical sheet, then looks back up at you. "Medically, I don't know how to explain it, but your vitals seem fine. Your shoulder," he gestures at your left shoulder. "Has completely healed. As I'm sure you noticed, there aren't even scars!"
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\u000aThe doctor scratches his head, before shrugging and pulling out a pen. "We have no logical reason to hold you. But if you experience any problems--"
\u000a
\u000a"I'll come right back. Sure," you finish.
\u000a
\u000aAfter he leaves, you eagerly dress. It's time to get on with your life.
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\u000a[[Continue...|Cont4]]
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\u000a"You should rest!" she exclaims, wringing her steering wheel and making her veins pop through her liver-spotted hands.
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\u000aYour modest apartment is just mildly chaotic, the kind of disorganization brought on by an artistic mind. Your window faces the West, and from here you can see Hollswell University, your school. You can also see the Pacific Ocean from here. You've seen many sunsets from this window, and you can't help but think of Benjamin's warnings...
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\u000a[[Continue...|Cont6]]
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\u000aIt's just past noon, and you fully intend on carrying out your plan of throwing yourself into schoolwork. Being that you were never an early riser, the core of your classes take place in the afternoon. You have one hour to get the things you need and leave.
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\u000aWhat will you take?
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\u000aOf course you'll take your binder. It has your notes, your agenda, and all of your handouts!
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\u000aWhat else will you take?
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\u000aThis was the latest script you finished before the attack in the forest. You're pretty sure that your horror film was either completed or scrapped in your absence, so maybe you'll need a new script?
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\u000aWhat else will you take?
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\u000aYour school may have computers to use, but you prefer yours over those generic models. Besides, this will let you surf the web at lunch in a place other than the library.
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\u000aWhat else will you take?
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\u000aNaturally. Your USB drive is important because it doesn't just have YOUR files, it also has the files given to you by your instructor and classmatese for important projects.
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\u000aWhat else will you take?
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\u000aThis is one of the more obvious choices. You can't follow along in the class if you don't have your textbook, right? And wasn't there supposed to be an open book test coming up...?
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\u000aWhat else will you take?
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\u000aThat's it. You wish you had more time but you don't. With the time you DO have left, you take a quick shower, change into fresh clothes, grab an apple, and run out the door with car keys in hand.
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\u000aWhen you arrive on the campus, you feel a sense of foreboding come over you. The whole drive over you felt antsy. For some reason the traffic really got under your skin. You thought you'd feel better when you finally got to school, but as you exit your car, your body immediately tenses up. Sweat breaks out over your skin. Laughter nearby makes you jump.
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\u000aUnsettled, you look down to adjust your backpack straps. <>What you see makes you let out a strangled yell.<>What you see makes you let out a shrill scream.<>
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\u000aYour hands are covered in slick crimson blood, and it drips to the asphalt in fat drops.
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\u000aAs if to try and get away from the sight, you stumble backwards and hit the car parked next to yours. The car alarm goes off, and the loud squeals and bleeps practically make you jump out of your skin.
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\u000aThe owner of the car, who was sitting not far off on a picnic bench, raises his keys and turns the alarm off, giving you a funny look as he does so. You stare back at him wildly, then look around the rest of the parking lot. People are staring at you.
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\u000aWhat will you do...?
\u000a
\u000a[[Sit in your car and breathe.|car]]
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\u000a[[Call someone on your cell.|Cell1]]
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\u000a[[Go to class.|ClassAg]]
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\u000aWith your blood slicked hands, you fumble for your car keys and unlock your car. Slipping in, you turn on the air conditioning and put your seat back. You fold your hands over your chest and squeeze your eyes shut, trying to get control of your breathing.
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\u000aYou chant to yourself, "This can't be real. This doesn't make sense!"
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\u000aMinutes go by. Eventually, your breathing calms, and when you open your eyes and look at your hands, they are no longer covered in blood.
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\u000aNumbly, you exit the car and go to class.
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\u000a[[Continue...|ClassPos]]
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\u000aWho do you call?
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\u000a<>
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\u000aYou arrive at your History of Motion Picture Arts class jumpy and on edge. Somewhere along the way from the parking lot to the classroom, the vision of blood on your hands ended, but the nightmarish sight was such a blow to you that your heart still has yet to fully settle in your chest.
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\u000aYou hardly speak to the teacher, instead just thrusting a copy of your hospital release papers at them. They take it, taken aback by your demeanor, and ask why you aren't at home resting instead.
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\u000a"Look, I just want to be here, okay!?" you snap.
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\u000aThe classroom falls silent as everyone stares at you. The teacher clears their throat and hands you a test sheet, explaining that there is an open book test today on early cinema. Embarassed, you mumble an apology, take your paper, and go to your seat.
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\u000a<>
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\u000aIt's your History of Motion Picture Arts class, and you're a little late, but when you talk to the teacher and show him your hospital release papers, he excuses you. (Even if he is a little bemused at your decison to come back to school so soon.) He explains that today is the day for the open book test on early film history, and he hands you the test sheet.
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\u000a<>
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\u000aThe phone rings and rings. Finally a nurse picks up, and you start to tell her what's going on with you, but she interrupts, saying she has to put you on hold. Flabbergasted, you sit on hold for another five minutes before the nurse picks up the line again. She informs you that the doctor is currently in surgery and cannot come to the phone right now, but would you like to leave a message?
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\u000aYou mean to tell her to go jump off a bridge, but instead you snarl unintelligbly and hang up.
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\u000aWell that was a waste of time. And now you're late for class!
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\u000a[[Go to class.|ClassAg]]
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\u000aYou dial your mom's number. <>You feel a bit embarassed, being a full grown man calling his mother like this, but she's also the only known family you've got.<>As a grown woman, you always wanted to feel independent and strong, and you feel a bit ashamed that you're calling your mother like this, but she's the only family you've got.<>
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\u000aThe phone rings briefly before your mom answers.
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\u000a"Hello? <><>?<><>?<> Are you okay??" she asks urgently.
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\u000aYou knuckle your eyes and take a deep breath. Just hearing your mother's voice helps you gain control of yourself. You can't let on that you're hallucinating. It'd only make your mother hysterical.
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\u000a"Hi, mom," you manage to say. "I was just calling to say hi."
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\u000aShe doesn't buy it, and her suspicion bleeds through her voice. "Honey, where are you?"
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\u000a"I came to school, mom. Just like I said."
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\u000a"You ought to rest! You're pushing yourself too hard!"
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\u000aYou smile at your mother's predictable concern. It comforts you so much, that when you look at your hands, you no longer see blood.
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\u000a"Hey mom?" You say. "I've got to go. I'll see you later, okay?"
\u000a
\u000aShe sighs heavily. "Your stubborn, just like your father was." She grumbles.
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\u000aYour smile widens. "Love you, mom."
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\u000a"Love you, <><>.<><><>."
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\u000aYou hang up and leave the parking lot.
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\u000aYou dial Wesley's number. <>You've always had trouble trusting other guys, but you know that Wesley respects your pride and knows when to keep from making dumb jokes.<>You've always been careful calling Wesley, even though your both good friends, because of the fact that you're a girl and he's a guy. The question of you two as a couple was answered definitively years ago with a strong NO, but still, you don't want to tempt fate. You know he wouldn't take advantage of you, though.<>
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\u000aWesley answers quickly.
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\u000a"He-rro?" He sounds like he's chewing something.
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\u000a"Wesley?" you say with a wrinkled nose.
\u000a
\u000a"Yeah? <><>,<><>,<> dat youf?"
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\u000aDespite yourself you smile shakily. "Yes. It's me."
\u000a
\u000aThere's a pause as Wesley swallows whatever it was he was eating. "Ah! Hey. What's up? Something wrong? You sound a bit off."
\u000a
\u000aYou knuckle your eyes and take a deep breath. Just hearing your best friend's voice helps you gain control of yourself. You decide not to tell him what you just hallucinated.
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\u000a"Nah, I'm okay... I'm at school right now."
\u000a
\u000a"Whaaaat? Really!? What for?? You should rest!"
\u000a
\u000a"Now you sound like my mom!"
\u000a
\u000aWesley's voice becomes very grave. "I'm not joking! You just got released from the hospital for being in a COMA! You have no business being at school!"
\u000a
\u000aYou shake your head, even though he can't see it. "I have to work. It's the only way I'll get past this." You take a second to look at the clock on your phone. As you do so, you realize the 'blood' is gone from your hands. "Hey, I gotta go. I'm late to class." You add as an after thought. "Thanks for answering."
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\u000a"You're so weird, <><>.<><>.<> Promise you'll take it easy, huh?"
\u000a
\u000a"I will. Later, Wes."
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\u000aYou hang up and leave the parking lot.
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\u000aYou take out your textbook, glad that you thought to bring it, and begin your test. It turns out you really needed it, despite the fact that most of this material was covered before your coma. At the end of the class, you turn in your assignment with a smile.
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\u000aYou forgot to bring your textbook. You stare at your test, aware that most of this material was covered before your coma, but you just can't seem to remember the right answers. You sit and struggle with the questions, watching frustrated as one by one, your classmates turn in their tests. Finally the end of class arrives, and your test still isn't finished.
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\u000aYour fists ball up. How could you be so stupid and forget something as basic as your textbook? Your teacher looks at your incomplete test and looks at you with pity. The look incenses you, and before he can say anything, you storm away. You wanted to get on with your life. You can't do that if people are looking at you as if you're brain damaged!
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\u000a[[Time for lunch.|Lunchtime1]]
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\u000aYou shrug and push your mashed potatoes around your plate. "Just today..."
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\u000aMary blinks rapidly. "T-TODAY? What are you doing here?"
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\u000aYou look at her with suffering. "Please don't. Everyone's said that to me today!"
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\u000aShe holds up her hands. "Okay! I'll lay off..." She bites her lip and leans forward onto the table. "Well since you're here, I was wondering if you have your USB drive? I lost my sound files from our last take, and I just remembered I gave you a copy on that drive and I need it by next class!"
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\u000aYou perk up. "Oh! Sure!"
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\u000aYou take your USB out of your backpack and hand it to Mary.
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\u000a"Thank you!" she says with a giggle. "You're a life saver!"
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\u000a"So you guys didn't scrap the project? Y'know...on account of..." you trail off, unable to finish.
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\u000aMary pales a little but shakes her head emphatically. "Oh no! No, no, no! No way, we would never abandon all that hard work you did!"
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\u000aYou smile wanly. "Thanks."
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\u000aYou slump in your seat. "Damn! I thought about bringing it with me, but I ended up not taking it today...is it really important?"
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\u000aMary looks at you, crestfallen. "Oh nooo! Yeah, you were my last hope. I needed those files or else our film project was going to get a D!"
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\u000aYou sputter. "A D!?"
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\u000a"Yeah!"
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\u000aYour hands clench and you can feel the blood rushing into your face and neck. "And how did you lose the files to begin with!? You didn't think to back it up some other way??"
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\u000aMary shrinks at your aggressive tone. "I...well...it was an accident!"
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\u000a"The only accident was in trusting you with something so important! Now our project is going to bomb because of you!"
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\u000aMary's eyes fill with tears. "I-I'm sorry!"
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\u000aWithout another word, your classmate clumsily rises from the cafeteria table and hurries away. You glare after her the whole time.
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\u000a[[Time for the next class...|class2]]
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\u000aYou leave the class feeling good about yourself.
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\u000a[[Time to go home...|Home1]]
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\u000aYou stop and stare, your eyes fluttering as you try to process this image, when suddenly a deer with budding antlers skates by on a skateboard. You jump at the sight, and with a harried look back at the rabbit, you rush past it and into your building.
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\u000aInside you see more of the same thing. There are birds, cats, squirrels, and foxes walking and talking up and down the hall. They all wear clothes, and they all look at you strangely as you oggle them and mutter, "This can't be real. This can't be real!"
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