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LILA
First, I heard my mom scream.
Then, there was silence. It happened within a
nanosecond.
The world tilted suddenly, my vision blurring, before
everything went black. I sunk into a very dark place. For
the longest time, I stayed there… awake… fading… heart
beating… numb… lost…
The silence slowly faded away, a buzzing noise replaced
it, filling my ears. It felt like the only thing inside my head
was static.
My throat was dry, scratched raw from the inside, and I
couldn’t make a sound.
Mommy? Daddy?
I couldn’t see anything. Everything was so dark… so
empty…
I remembered the sound of crushing glass, mixed with
the distinct cracking of bones breaking. I remembered my
mom screaming, and my dad… I remembered…
Pain came next.
My bones and fragile organs felt like they were being
crumbled and smashed into a tiny, suffocating box. I
couldn’t breathe. It hurt so much. My torso burned like
acid was being poured on it. There was a knife dug,