The alarm echoed through my house. I swung my arm over to find the snooze. I scuffled with my phone. It went down, still screaming. I kicked the covers off my feet, reached down and shut it off. The clock …
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Gone: The Final Lie – Ch. 4
The hinges of the door to my 80-year-old home creaked as it opened. There he stood, like a ghost on my porch. His eyes were dark, tired and empty. He looked up at me, hair disheveled. I no longer recognized …