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Lilly is dreaming, again. But it's not her death this time. It's Veronica's. Lilly knows this in the way you just know in dreams, that this is Veronica's death but it hasn't happened yet...

Veronica is trapped in some kind of metal box, and Lilly's in there with her, seeing the red-lit fear on her best friend's face as she gasps something into a walkie-talkie clutched desperately in her hand. Veronica is panicking, pounding on the walls and the smell of gasoline is everywhere. And then there is a soft whoomph, and crackling and it's getting hotter and Lilly and Veronica have the same expression of helpless terror on their faces.

"Veronica!" Lilly is screaming now, in the dream and out loud. "VERONICA!"