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     Staring blankly at the red, glowing numbers of the alarm clock soon became too overbearing and I tried as hard as I could to remove my urge to watch the time go by, as I felt myself slowly breaking apart and deteorating with each minute falling away into the dreadful being that is past. I looked away and allowed my eyes adjust to the darkness. It didn't take long considering I was only staring at a faint red light on the other side of the bed. The silence of the night lifted my spirit and brought my attention to the sudden urge to cry. This happened often and I usually had to let it happen because there was basically no stopping it. The many times this had happened before gave proof of this. "It'll be over soon," I told myself, turning my head into the pillow. The small whipers filled the cold airy emptiness of the room. I couldn't stand the bitterness of the tears on the pillow anymore so I positioned myself upright on the bed. I glanced over to my bedside table, only to see my phone buzzing with a small, "ding." Before wiping away the tears and sniffling my nose, I picked up the phone and averted my eyes as the bright unbearable light of the screen filled my sea blue eyes. I was pleased to see that someone had messaged me. Considering it was a Friday, the fact that it was now 12:14 wasn't much of a surprise. The real suprise was what the message said...

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