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Have I Gone Mad?

Author's Note:

Hey guys!! So this is going to be another weird chapter, because I wrote the first one the same day I'm writing this one and I'm just in a pretty weird mood. But I promise some other genres will appear eventually!! Stay tuned and as always, enjoy! Xoxo- Elle (:

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The world around me falls away as my focus intensifies on one thing and one thing alone. It captivates my thoughts at any given moment, causing my heart beat to accelerate with a wave of panic. What if I am not given enough time? What if the clock stops all together and I am trapped in an unknown world of nothingness? My breath sharpens as I peer around every corner, taking in the entire room. Is it that my very eyes deceive me, or are the walls around me growing closer and closer each moment I stare? A wave of horror washes over my body with the intensity that threatens to knock me off my feet. The small 'tick' of the clock resonates inside of my ears, slowly sounding like the metronome of a death march. I hear her shouting, calling my name as I move more rapidly now. I am not yet ready to face her.

Time trickles away like the sand of an hourglass but I have not yet completed my task. A burning realization sets in, as I fight my surfacing tears. This task, this horrible goal, will never be accomplished. It is merely impossible. The weight of defeat settles on my shoulders, threatening force me to my knees. I begin the walk of shame, stopping to brace myself before finally facing her. Now or never, I suppose. Time will only continue to slip from my fingertips.

"Mother."

"Miranda, what is it that you need?"

"I can't find my sock."

"On top of the dryer."

"Thank you."

Woah, that was more difficult than I had imagined. It took all of my willpower, but I am victorious. I have my sock.