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Knock...Knock...

Hearing a knock on the door, I groan, rolling over and covering my face with my pillow.

Knock...Knock.....

Opening my eyes only slightly, I shift my vision to glance at my alarm clock. 2:23 A.M. I grunt in annoyance, sighing and standing up. Groggily fumbling with my doorhandle, I push open my bedroom door, looking around and seeing no one.

I rub my eyes with my hands.

"Mom?" I call softly. "Dad?"

Receiving no response, I shrug, walking back into my room and shutting the door softly behind me. Perhaps I imagined it. I slide back into bed, curling my fingers around my duvet and lightly tugging it up and around my shoulders. I turn over, closing my eyes and sighing as I slowly drift back into a deep sleep.


I wake again to a strong pair of hands covering my mouth.

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