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36: Birthday Gift

ASHLEY

I turned again in my sleep. It was the third time I had woken abruptly from a nightmare. I bolted up and grabbed my duvet close to my chest. I grabbed my phone to see what time it was 3:34 am and I could not boast of a good sleep.

I sighed and rubbed my hand on my face. I didn't think my birthday would begin with mind-numbing nightmares.

Again, Axel was chasing me furiously through the forest. This time it was scarier because he caught me and dug his claws into my spine. I had swirled in the dream to get away from him but it was too late. There was blood everywhere. My blood!

I was not the same after the attack in the forest. I had been having nightmares. I knew it would take a while to recover from Axel's attack. It would probably never happen.

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I stretched on my bed with a loud yawn. It was dawn and I didn't have to be in my room, having scary thoughts of Axel snuffing out my life. I stepped out of my room and headed for the kitchen. I wanted to finish my chores as so
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