Jenny shut her eyes, put her hand to her chest, felt her heart beating wildly. Too much, all too much. All of a sudden, she felt warm, very warm. She put her hand to her head, and then... everything started to spin. Out, back... she had to get out... she turned around, lurched, began to run back in the direction she came from, her eyes red with tears, her breath ragged. She hit something, bumped her head, then her arm, no matter... just get back... then she saw the light from the walk-in closet and ran toward it, then out to the master bedroom. She heard the secret passage door click shut behind her as she stumbled and tumbled in the darkness toward the bed... fell on top of it and simply sobbed into the pillow.
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