Hello again, Nika, Wolf here for another review.
This is coming along really nicely. I like how a little more information was given to us here (like, in the last chapter I was inferencing the 'war zone' was the parents fighting, but here it is clarified that is what was going on, without actually telling us.) I really, really love the show, not tell you use here. Like when we're told her age without you saying, "I am seventeen."(I am assuming so since she said twelve years of dealing with this smell since she was five.)
Anyway, onto nitpicks:
I know its source and I will do everything possible to avoid that room. Because I know too well that in this life...
Two little tiny things. One, a comma is needed in the first sentence before 'and I', since it is a compound sentence. Second, it is usually frowned upon to start a sentence with 'but', 'and', or 'because'. This is mostly because, if that sentence was taken out of context, it would really make sense, and it's just a break off. Can easily be fixed just by combining the two sentences. (This is done a few other times throughout, so be careful.)
"SARAH!!” a voice calls from above.
So a few things here; first, I'm not really sure the all capitalized word really fits here. I get you're trying to show that her mother is screaming for her, but italics works just as well (and looks professional too). Also, I'm not really sure if calls is the right word to use here. I mean, sure it works, but when I imagine calls, I think politely, calmly getting someone's attention. Final thing, this is again for looking professional, but I would recommend only one exclamation mark. However, these are all suggestions, and in no way am I saying this way is the 'law of grammar', it's just my two cents
Oh, another thing semi-related to that quote. So I was extremely confused with that transition. I was all living in the moment, and then I felt like that time skip was just kind of shoved onto us with no transition (okay, there might have been one, but I missed it and got really confused.) I would suggest making is slightly more clear, and I think another thing that contributed to it, was the day dreaming sentence right after the dialogue. (It is a time skip, right?)
The metaphors and similies are really nice, as always, and I really like this style. I don't think I've seen anyone use so many metaphors as description, but it really works well here. As mentioned before, you really embrace the meaning of 'show, not tell'. Great job! Can not wait to see more. Keep Writing,
~Wolfare
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