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Sunday 31 July 2016

Curtains

She was woken by the alarm clock. although she didn't want to be awake.
Reluctantly she got out of bed and headed for the window. She pulled open the curtains. It was raining outside.
She didn't like what she saw and drew the curtains shut again.
She knew it was impossible to fight against it and she opened the curtains once more. It was a beautiful, sunny day.
How bizarre, she thought.
She closed the curtains and waited a few seconds before re-opening them.
It was snowing.
She laughed.
She repeated the move with the curtains several times and experienced the full spectrum of weather through her bedroom window.
She would try just one more time. The curtains were pulled open again.
The world outside was unrecognisable. All the buildings were gone and the landscape was grey. There was the sound of an explosion. It sounded very close. This made her feel very uneasy.
She tried to close the curtains but they were stuck. She tugged on them without effect. There was another explosion. Even closer this time.
Another attempt to close the curtains resulted in the pole and curtains being pulled down from the wall.
The next explosion was the final one.

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