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Burning---

That's all Alessa felt. Her skin tingled with pain and her arms and legs felt numb. She tried to move them, only to be met with a sharp, quick pain.

They felt---broken.

She opened her eyes.

Darkness---the thing Alessa so feared, surrounded her. She heard voices---They were faint, and that was when Alessa realized she was covered head to toe with bandages.

These burdens covered her ears, so she could not hear. They also covered her eyes, so she could not see. Alessa felt as if her very world crumbled there and then.

Alessa couldn't even shout to know if someone was truly there. They couldn't hear her. Just like the fire---her voice would be over powered---and would be left with nothing but to sleep---

To forget---

To welcome her Nightmare---

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Alessa's eyes opened.

A bright light stung her eyes and she closed them quickly.

Bloody hell---was she truly seeing this light? Or was it just another delusion of prosperity?

"I see you're awake," a kind voice met her ears.

Alessa couldn't move so her eyes looked towards the direction of the voice.

There stood a young nurse with dark brown eyes and smooth, black hair. Her eyes had a gentle look about them (something Alessa wasn't familiar with) and her face carried a happy smile.

"Hello there miss--- (she checked the clipboard) Gillesphie? My name is nurse Goodings. How are you feeling today?"

KILL---

Alessa averted her eyes from the young nurse. She was sure that was Him talking to her just now.

"S-a-my-l," Alessa whispered softly, as to not hurt her charred mouth and dry throat.

"What's that, sweety?" Goodings asked, "Did you say something?"

Yes, dear child---it is I---

"Miss Gillesphie?" Goodings asked again.

KILL HER, CHILD---

Nurse Goodings approached her cautiously. The child was probably not in control of her bodily functions after so long. It HAD been over three weeks since she was last seen awake and---not burnt.

When Goodings put a hand on her forehead, Alessa felt her body spring up from the bed and the only thing she remembered hearing---

---was a siren in the distance.

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Alessa could hear screams---

Lots of screams---and for some odd reason---she liked them---

A lot.

She felt a hand on her cheek---caressing tenderly.

'Well done, child---you truly know your power and what it is capable of---'

The caresses stopped abruptly, and when Alessa opened her eyes---she was on the ground.

The sting of her flesh had gone and the pain of her bones vanished.

Alessa could move again, and it felt wonderful. She promised herself she'd never take it for granted---

She got up from the ground and her eyes took in the surroundings.

This wasn't the hospital---or was it.

She made her way through the dark, her bare feet cold against the strange metal ground.

'This wasn't here before,' she thought. The hospital---from what she had seen from her bed---had clean, white tile floors.

At last she stumbled against wall, and found a light switch. She switched it on, and a single bulb lit up in the middle of the room.

There was blood---everywhere!

The smell was so bad, Alessa puked on the ground almost immediately. She probably hadn't noticed the stench because her mind was in such a jumble.

But nothing in God's creation would ever prepare her for the sight she saw---

In the one of the corners, lay a limb-less body with a bloodstained nurses uniform.

The nametag read---' J. M. Goodings '

Alessa stared in horror. She trembled violently, and looked away.

Had she truly done that? Had she really killed nurse Goodings?

She froze, feeling a cool touch on her shoulder.

'Welcome to your Nightmare---mother dearest---'

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