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She thought of Xio chicken-shit, for not being thorough It seeht of Xiomara

Kara sighed resignedly, with undisguised anger She knelt down, slowly picking up the bed skirt Peeking her way under…

There was blackness Nothingness She couldn’t see anything

The flashlight She almost wished she hadn’t remembered it Damn

It took every last ounce of Kara’s will to bring the flashlight down She swung it in her hand, wincing apprehensively as she shined the beam directly into the shadows beneath the bed…

“OH FUCK!!!”

Her breath caught in her throat as her body recoiled in horror She saw a face! A dried up, shriveled up, dessicated face with rey hair and pointed teeth and—

It’s a cat you asshole!

Kara clutched her chest, her heart still beating so hard it felt like it would burst!

It’s just a dead cat A long, long dead cat…

An ar Kara to her feet Jeremy spun her around to face him He was out of breath, his face alive with concern

“A— Are you okay?”

Kara sed dryly She nodded

“Yes,” she said at last “Yeah, I’m okay” She stared down at the bed, her face beaded with a cold sweat “It’s this place that’s fucked up”

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