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“Hello”

Sitting prim and proper amongst the flashing lights and pounding music was a table and a chair hosting a woman of undefined age. Her skin stretched and tense over her features. Her eyes oval and dark. Thin blonde hair brushed the edge of her chin and covered her head in whisps. Her skin had a greenish-yellow tint to it that gave her a constantly sweating look.

Bodies brushed up against me and sequins scraped against my stomach. Green and pink lights disrupted my vision and the woman disappeared.

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“Welcome.”

Shivers rippled up my spin and collected at my neck. Trembles and shakes tensed by muscles and iced my stomach.

Wood paneling surrounded me and oil paintings lined the walls. Black and burgundy rugs kissed the soles of my feet.

A chandelier hung from the ceiling at the middle mark of the hallway light up a table sitting in the hallway just steps in front of me. Sitting at the table was the woman with the hair of whisps and fish eyes.

My footsteps seemed to thunder as I walked towards her and the floor paneling croaked like frogs.

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"Follow Me"

Fog covered my feet disguising any path that had been laid before me. Branches held each other and covered the space above me netting the stars.

The woman stood in front of me her body cloaked in fog. Her eyes reflected the darkness that surrounded me and held no depth besides what they reflected. Sadness shaped the movement of her face and frustration pushed the eyebrows that failed to take up space on her forehead. Curdled pale gel dripped down her face in streams that moved slower than snails on a log.

Her long thin fingers reached out to me. Rasps of lemony breath dug into my nose and clawed their way down my throat.

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