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THE INFINITE LOOP

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                     I woke up to find myself in a room with grey walls on all four sides, the room seemed to have no exit whatsoever… It was very poorly equipped, with just a bed, a mirror and a lavatory. I got up from the extremely uncomfortable bed and headed towards the mirror. The mirror reflected back an image of a girl who looked malnourished and had no hair on her head, just a scalp that was filled with scars. The eyes of this girl looked dull. “Is this me?” I thought to myself and ran my hand across my scalp. The scars hurt very badly and I found myself asking questions like “Who am I? What is my name?  Why am I in this place?” At this precise moment a man entered my room. He was wearing a white suit and seemed friendly and trustworthy. The man came near me, bent down and held my hand. The warmth of his hand was comforting, almost like a hearth. The man then looked at me and said “Don’t worry, I’m here to...

Taken

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"Hello, hello, please someone help me! Please! My friends they're lost!" Sam cried out loud, but to find out there was no one there to hear him. Yet, he didn't care where he was or how he reached there, he was just relieved to be out in the air.                He walked a few steps to see a police station at the corner of the road and rushed towards it, panting, trying to breath. "Hello, officer, help! Please help me! My friends.. They're trapped, lost. I can't find them anywhere. They've taken my friends, they've taken my friends. " Sam's words had no effect on the officer's face. The officer calmly replied,"Have a seat, Sir. Tell me what's wrong. Tell me everything from the start." Sam gathered some courage and began.                  "There were 5 of us, me, Anne, Royston, Rocky and Jenny. We were just having fun, Sir. We didn't intend any harm. And now they're gone. All my friends; they've...