
![]() | Jessica continued running down the street, wishing she hadn't forgotten her watch. The case was so heavy, she thought. She didn't remember it being this heavy in junior high school. Tree Shores High School was several blocks from Jessica's house, on the corner of two residential streets, and across the street from a huge, grassy park-like lot. |
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![]() | As Jessica turned the corner, she saw the fence running along the field at the back of the school. It seemed to go on forever. |
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![]() | As she got closer to the school, she slowed down. She began to think about her dream. What did it all mean? It was scary being all alone like that, she thought. She wondered if she would ever figure out what kind of place that was, or where that crying sound was coming from. It all seemed real somehow. |
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![]() | She finally reached the end of the fence and stopped. She was already exhausted, and the bell had stopped ringing. She saw a huge asphalt parking lot beyond the fence, leading towards a building with tinted windows. |
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