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The confrontation

Author: Jessy May
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-14 20:50:22

~JESSICA~

Something felt… off.

I didn’t know what it was exactly. Just a strange flutter in my chest, like the air around me had thickened.

The day had started normal—grocery run, Leo helping with the bags, a nap in the afternoon. But now, as the sun dipped lower in the sky, the world felt too quiet.

Too still.

Like the moment right before a lightning strike.

I was in the kitchen, wiping down the counter, when I felt the hairs on my arms rise. Not from cold—but from some invisible shift in the air.

Then…

A knock.

Three sharp raps against the front door.

I paused.

Leo looked up from the couch, his posture stiffening.

“You expecting someone?” I asked, walking toward the window.

“No.” His voice was firm. Alert.

I peeked through the curtain.

Couldn’t see anyone from this angle.

Leo stood and walked to the door, adjusting the sleeves of his flannel shirt like he was preparing for something. He opened it a crack and peered outside….

Then froze.

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