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…hot, so hot…

He pushed it away… Better, but not for long Slipping again…

--COLD, SO COLD--

He tugged

--HOT, SO HOT--

He pushed, as hard as he could He kicked No shroud No more shroud

…pain, so much pain…

--PAIN, SO MUCH PAIN--

Tie He drifted on the waves, was pulled under, struggled, was jerked back up, drifted some more…cold, so cold…and wondered…hot, so hot…if he’d ever find his way home Home, where was home? The answer eluded him Too much chatter, incoherent, bothersome The pain had returned But not the shroud Thank you, God, not the shroud

The ocean vanished in a sudden blink He saw a cave, he hated caves no hi fro away the blood that coated hi beside hihts, all her thoughts from all her life, so loud he couldn’t deal with them, couldn’t listen to them, there were too many memories inside his head, her memories, his own, her pain, his own, ive soon, he would break, break into a thousand pieces and never fit back together

He wanted the shroud back

Then there was silence Calm They came, but they didn’t last In the distance, he heard a roar No, not in the distance Louder…louder…closer…so close Inside hi from his pores At least the chatter stopped Hot…he was hotter than before Burning, blistering, sether, harder, heavier, still hotter

"Aden"