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HALLUCINATION
Derek’s Perspective
I wake up in a hospital. Someone was hanging over me. It was kind of creepy. I looked around and realized I was the one in the hospital bed. I stared up at the person looking down at me.
I asked, “Why am I in a hospital, and who are you?”
They responded, “You were in a coma. You drank too much diet soda. You passed out. You kept screaming out, ‘CARTER! CARTER!’ and flailing your arms around. You kept saying, ‘Why, Jesse, why?’ We had to put you in a straightjacket so you wouldn’t harm yourself or others.”
“Okay, but who are you?”
“I’m...
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