Prompt 2 - Just before you fall asleep...

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"Just before you fall asleep, something scuttles across your window, scaring you awake. Describe that moment in 50 words or less."



My chest tightened and my eyes snapped open. I didn't want to move any other muscle. Whatever it is, if there is something there, it would be a mistake to alarm it. I slowly slid my arm from the blanket, my fingers met a hand where the lamp should be.

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