Could This Get Any Worse? (Short story)
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Meet Haru, an average highschool honor student who is just trying to fit in.
Recently she has been having recurring dreams, they all are short and similar to each other. They are all linked to water.
As the week progresses, Thursday doesn't seem to come fast enough. The family trip to the ocean Haru has been waiting months for. Are these dreams just as they seem? Or are they visions of the near future?
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