Temptation

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A week goes by, it feels like a year. I haven't slept at all. I look behind me every minute of every day. Guys will smile at me and I will nearly burst into a sprint. People will follow me for a few seconds and disappear into the darkness. Prison outbreaks happen but not at their prison.  No one has come for me. No one calls me. I kick anyone out who dares step foot in my property.

I need my space. I need to breathe. If I can't breathe then I can't focus. I need to focus. I need to know what comes next. Is this what life is supposed to be like? I can't remember what life was like before, before my life as a survivor. I hate this life. Why do I keep being saved?

There was a knock on my door. It's midnight. The knocking doesn't stop, instead it gets louder. It's calling my name. My feet inch closer to the door. A mans face appears in the window. I have to run. Run away from the door. My feet keeps inching to the door. The hand goes onto the doorknob. My wrist twist and the door opens

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