AN- Chapter songs: Little freak by Harry Styles, wait by M83, and Ends of the Earth by Lord Huron.
16th June 1996
First quarter
My skin drowns, lathered in soap, and water sprays down my face.
I can't help but stand here under the stream allowing the boiling water to turn my skin into a flaming shade of red. The closest I got to a shower in the cellar was the corner that dripped from the ceiling; I would place one of my buckets under the drip— before sleeping —and hoped that by morning it was at least a quarter full. Then if there was enough, I would dip my hands in and rub them over my skin. The dirt and blood were the most difficult to remove. The scum stuck to my skin like plaster, and it wasn't until my skin was rubbed raw that it would be gone.
—You're going to die in this cell—
I flinched, and the water grew ice cold. My ears warped sound to a single drip and haunting wind whistling against the grates. No, no, no. My hands slam into the tile of the shower wall, but all I feel are stone slabs. With an accelerated heart rate and pounding head, I keep my eyes shut.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
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My surroundings return to their supposed state, but the screams haunt my mind. Mine and hers echoing together. I can't breathe. Everythingiscrashing—everythingiscrashing—mylungsarestopping—Lilithstopscreaming.
ASPEN, STOP SCREAMING.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
You are not back there.
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