DE·LIR·I·UM
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An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, ILLUSIONS, and incoherence of thought and speech.
S Y N O N Y M S : derangement, dementia, madness, insanity;
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"All I'm saying, is that if something were to happen to such a pretty person, the world would be a far less humble place to live in." I quirked an eyebrow at her, just to watch her response.But all she did was laugh half-heartedly, gesturing towards me as she spoke.
"What are you, like, the twenty-first century Shakespeare or something?"
"No, I'm just really stoned." I mumbled, looking down at my boots as I sighed.
"It's nice to meet you, Just Really Stoned." She said softly, and my lips tugged up in a smile at her immature joke.
"It's Michael, Michael Clifford." I closed one eye as I looked at her, pulling the sleeves of my jumper down over my hands.
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A girl obsessed with her hallucinations. Michael Clifford, a hallucination that isn't a hallucination at all.
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In a World of Strangers: A Michael Jackson Love Story
12 parts Ongoing Mature
12 parts
Ongoing
Mature
"I know you're lying" Michael said between sobs. I was about to object when he continued, "Don't! I know you're keeping something from me. I've been trying to figure it out, but I just can't get to a plausible conclusion. Nothing makes sense, Charlie."
My heart was beating so fast. His words hit me like a truck. I'd hoped it would never come to this, but I knew the only acceptable thing to do was to tell him the truth.
"Okay" I said "but you need to hear what I say without interrupting me and please, please, keep an open mind."
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All of time and space was at her fingertips. She had seen places nobody could ever dream of in a lifetime, and yet, there was one destination, one person she was desperate to see before she went back to her time. A dream of a lifetime was about to come true, but Charlie would soon find new meaning to the saying "be careful what you wish for".