Twelve petals. Each a distinct blood red. A velvety, scarlet petal slowly floated down. As the first petal fell from the ebony stem you could hear a young man's cry for help. His mouth parted ever so slightly in a silent scream that never made its way past his lips. The second petal drifted gently down, swaying as an unexpected gust of wind carried it over the stained glass counter top gracefully. The young man's once wide, onyx eyes filled with wonders and curiosity fluttered shut, his body too weak to achieve such a simple task. A sobbing, blue-eyed girl fell to her tan, skinned knees sobbing, gasping for air. She slowly reached out a hand to grasp the young man, but retracted it as she touched his skin, as if he was poisonous. The last extraordinary petal fell. His cheeks hollow, skin pasty. And everything went black.

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