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Crimson Petals: Vlad the Impaler's Gentle Echoes
This book is written by Someone who has been protected and visited by Vlad the Impaler since age 2. I am that Someone. My name is Amy called Emmy by My immigrant GrandFather or Katha by My older immigrant relatives. What I write is the…
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…The flames subsided as quickly as they had flared, leaving behind an unnerving stillness. The other girls, their faces pale, exchanged bewildered glances, the unspoken fear in their eyes a testament to what they had just witnessed, or rather, felt. From that day on, the taunts lessened, replaced by a wary silence. They had seen something, or perhaps, felt the echo of something, that made them think twice before crossing me. And I, clutching the slightly scorched photograph of my grandfather, knew I was not alone.