Thunder rumbled. My heart beat faster. I turned away from Evernight for the last time and looked back … - Claudia Gray

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I grew up watching movies on television and computer screens. They affected me just as powerfully in the small private space.

Claudia Gray

Thunder rumbled. My heart beat faster. I turned away from Evernight for the last time and looked back at the flower as it trembled upon its branch. A single petal was torn away by the wind. Pushing my hands through the thorns, I felt lashes of pain across my skin, but i kept going determined. But when my fingertip touched the flower, it instantly darkened, withering and drying as each petal turned black.

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