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068 - Waiting For The Sunrise
Author: Rytir
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One light bump on the door shakes her attention. She immediately gets up, hoping there’s someone coming.

“Silvy?” she asks softly.

Immediately, the monster outside slams the door so hard and so wild. Cindy can even hear the monster’s ferocious growl.

She is petrified due to the mounting fear. She is aghast each time the monster slams the door. Until she finds the monster’s hand goes through the door.

Cindy suddenly lets out a short screaming. It is so short, because she is immediately choked by the terror.

The hand is stuck for a moment. The monster violently pulls its hand back, leaving a bigger hole on the door.

As Cindy sees the monster’s frightening eyes, her face is becoming so pale, wet with cold sweat. The monster uses its ferocious strength to break the door apart, until it manages to destroy the handle and its lock.

“Someone! Help me!” mumbles the girl terrifyingly.

Out of nowhere, she hears the sound of continuous gunshots, and witnesses with her two eyes how the mons
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