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“I was dizzy in that room. I felt faint with disbelief. I held on to the seat of my chair to stay upright. I…

— Sonali Deraniyagala

“He left the room so quietly it was as if he was floating. I listened as carefully as I could for any sound of…

— Ashley L. Hunt

“In reality I said nothing at all, but I heard a murmur, something gone wrong with the silence, and I pricked up my ears,…

— Samuel Beckett

“My voice was high and desperate, and I was crying, and I hated that I was crying, but I couldn’t help it. I had…

— Jenny Han

“She could've slept then. She wanted to. Sleep was blind, it was deaf, and it would take her away from this room and these…

— Marie Rutkoski

“I couldn't sleep." "Bad dreams?" "No dreams." It was a husky whisper. "That was the problem.”

— Nalini Singh

“I squinted against the light pouring into the room. I couldn't sleep all night, knowing when the sun came up, it would be all…

— Jamie McGuire

“I can't speak. I have no voice. I just stare at his dark blue yes. It feels as though I let the lifeboat sail…

— H.M. Ward

“I went upstairs to my room. Momentarily I felt a sense of calm, almost acceptance. Rest beyond the river. I knew now what that…

— Margaret Laurence

“I woke up in a dark room. The first thing I noticed was that my hands and wrists were not tied. That made me…

— Maya Bode

“I still didn’t turn. Instead, I just listened really hard. I couldn’t tell where he was standing anymore, but I could sense that he…

— Jaymin Eve, Trickery(Curse of the Gods

“I was lying there on the floor, feeling a cold draft tiptoe down the hall and into the living room, and all of a…

— Lili St. Crow