Sarah, screaming my name, her face twisted in pure
asn't a dream. It was real
Sarah shrieked, convinced he
am, but Sarah insisted it was real, clearer this
irst life: the foolish concern, the attempts to reas
ics, and our parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, labeled me
her "prepper" conventions, led to slaps and silent treatm
everything, and when the apocalypse never came, they blamed me for not
ne in a homeless shelter, not fr
istening to the prelude of that same disaster, a
I knew th
predicting a mass blackbird death event, completely
their faces a mix of worry and exciteme
op her. I woul
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