The Voice from Downstairs

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down for a m

he door, and stepp

tairs, I suddenly heard Harold'

, I heard

illed with fear and anxie

room next door, the

exactly the sa

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come down

upstairs i

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sound from downstair

me quickly, leave

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d rested on the

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hat appeared next was

and pulled me ba

ly nervous and

end, I breathed

out the voice downstairs, he sudd

s a thing I've

tairs is probably

ce is the same to mine, but there's one

he mental hospital. I thought hiding here

otal psychopath, an

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don't bel

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chopathic tw

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ck and put my hand

s telling the truth, the saf

leave, I heard heavy footst

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and; his hand was i

he closet,

he closet and p

, I hid well under

pens the closet, they won't find me as l

arold loc

the closet, I nervo

banging on the

, but don't hurt Ra

shout came f

skipped

filled with in

ou psycho. You've been good at disg

dog. You didn't like it because it took aw

ext to my bed, making Mom thin

ng to pull the s

re intense, mixed with curses i

't changed one bit.

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heard about Harold's

rold's mother passed a

e violent, and soon, with a loud

empty outside, as

ignaling me to stay her

sounds of a fierce

ous that I st

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he door fell into

pounded

nt, I saw Ha

is handsome face had an

out. I've kn

set door, just about to push it ope

en glance at

now where I was hiding,

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phone, preparing to

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s my

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m, hoping desperately that the

I huddled complete

se from outside

hought he had

ared at the cra

're hidi

completely still behind th

I've alread

door was

ed in and dragged

led, but someone was pressin

l, cal

myself to

took two

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d his head, l

t have a mole

him, speak

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d anxious and

n't want to hurt you. I called you

my phone, and show

s article from

ersonality disorder had esc

ght-year-old girl and was ex

you are his twin

uickly. I've already called the

we'll both be dead," Duncan said, lookin

ndeed twins, but he

is true, except the real

ed dog, placed it on his bed, and then

ore deranged. He killed a

sits me with the m

he told me abo

sonality disorder can't love anyone.

can's words, I wa

oubt my boyfriend bas

just a path

had fainted outside, an

mpty; there was n

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bbed my ha

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off Dunc

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safest place I coul

anced at Duncan, and imm

se, Duncan d

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gave me a sen

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er was a wo

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t senten

t Harold wants