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Chapter 492

Chapter 492

Stephanie used to skip her afternoon nap and still have energy to burn, but not anymore.

Lately, she could barely keep her eyes open after lunch. And sometimes she even needed a nap in the morning, afternoon, or evening. With that added to her regular sleep, it felt like she was living in a dream world.

But she seldom slept well. “Yeah, my sleep’s been… a lot,” she said. “But I don’t feel good. I dream every time I sleep and wake up exhausted.”

Her dreams were nightmares–usually about snakes or something equally creepy. Just thinking about those slimy things gave her the chills.

“Having dreams?” Macro asked. “I’ll adjust your meds.”

Stephanie nodded. “Okay.”

They talked it through and figured out she was dealing with insomnia, nightmares, and a touch of indigestion.

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room, her

a whisper, weak

heart skipped a beat. “What happened to

help…” was all Allison got out before her

a jolt through her. Any trace of sleepiness was gone in an instant. “Where are you? What

calling her name, but there was only silence on the other end, drowned out by chaotic

while shouting into the phone. “Allison, say something! Don’t

sprint for the door when Henry stepped in front of her. “Ms. Giovanni,” he

went to pick up Allison? Where are they? Check now!” Stephanie’s voice

“Ms. Pierce was in an

breath caught. She stared at Henry

a call. Ms. Pierce was in a

couldn’t shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong, especially after that

now. He said Ms. Pierce passed out,

heart was racing. “I’m going to check it

get a car ready.”

already gone. “Just send me the location,” she called over

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