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The Monster

She imagined it as a person, a monster. It came for the sole purpose of sucking the life out of her. As she sat quietly enjoying the bright morning sunlight, it attacked. Before she could escape it grabbed her by the hair and began dragging her down to the pit of death. Her breath caught in her chest and her heart pounded wildly as she struggled to break free. Alas, though she flailed her arms wildly around her she could not seem to find it. It seemed the beast had slipped quietly inside of her without her notice. As a newborn trying to walk, she struggled once more but could not seem to move her arms or legs. Out of sheer panic and desperation she remembered her guardian. Her eyes searched frantically about her and landed on his shining face. He looked quietly into her eyes, his full of sadness and pain. Angrily she wondered why he did not come to her rescue, he knew she was in trouble. She waited. Part of her hoped he would save her before it was too late and part of her liked this f