Hi HG - thanks for the challenge (please ignore the PM - I didn't see this challenge before I sent it).
It's only a drabble, but that's about my speed these days. 100 words exactly.
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It’s cold. I taste blood. Searing pain racks my body as I realize my car is ablaze. I need to escape, but my mind is stuck trying to reconcile the scorching heat with the frigid numbness in my limbs. I try moving, but not even the thick stench of burning plastic and metal overcomes the deadly lassitude I feel.
The door disappears, metal screeching in protest, and Clark pulls me from the wreckage. He cradles me tenderly and calls my name. I open my eyes to see my beloved once more and finally understand.
“So that’s what you’ve been hiding.”
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