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The screaming starts when it’s still pitch-black outside, the sun yet to grace the sky with its light and warmth. Both my physical and mental worlds are drowned in darkness. My situation never ceases to confuse me. I’ve always heard people tell me that nightmares are just tricks of our imagination, like a movie in your head triggered by something that has happened to you in the past. Whatever the cause, they always told me that nightmares aren’t real. Then why is it that even when I “wake up”, I still see a bullet embedding itself into Uncle Alastair’s forehead? Why is it that I can I still see my father’s bloody figure on the ground, and those men yanking my mother away from me? I was forced into some session about a week ago which was supposed to “help” my condition by introducing me to other people who suffer from the same thing. According to everyone else, when they have nightmares, all they can think about is what’s going on in their heads; they don’t even realize what’s going on around them in real life. All it takes for them to stop the nightmare is to wake up. On the other hand, for me, I can still make sense of everything going on around me. For example, although the three people who meant the most to me are dying right in front of my eyes, I can still acknowledge Kent sitting on the bed next to me, his hands gripping my shoulders, attempting to shake me out of my nightmare. Although I’ve had this nightmare so many times, and I know it’s not real, I still let out ear-piercing screams as if the danger in front of me is happening right now, at this very moment.
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About the Book
Run. That’s what Alexis Rivet was told to do when she was only nine years old. Run, and keep running. But for how long? Facing a threat at every corner, barely staying alive to see the next morning, her life is nothing but danger. She’s running from people who want to kill her. With little to no help on her journey, she struggles to protect a secret she knows nothing about. She’s put herself in harm’s way for a long time—for what? Can she do it any longer? She soon finds herself surrounded by lies and uncovered truths, faced with the brutality of reality. Struggling with loss, heartbreak, and sorrow, she’s clueless. People are relying on her, expecting her to do what’s right. But she’s weak. Can she find the strength to face her past and fight? Seven years. Seven years, she’s been running from them. Is it finally time to stop?
About the Author
Pavithra Rajesh is a sixteen-year-old girl currently living in Bangalore, India. Accustomed to telling stories to her family since her childhood days, Pavithra has always had a passion for writing fiction, finding excitement in creating a world that is entirely of her own. Although she’s been continuously writing since a young age – including poems, short stories, plays, and several incomplete works – this is her first full-length novel. An avid reader, writer, dancer, singer, and actor, she dreams of pursuing a career in the arts – preforming on Broadway being her ultimate goal. She spends her free time binge-watching TV shows, listening to songs on repeat, spending way too much time on YouTube, and endlessly scrolling through memes. A strong believer in the vital value of art, she always strives to accentuate their importance in society and feels that there’s nothing quite like the impact art can make. She is currently a Grade 12 IB student.