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RUNNING OUT OF TIME

Author: NOSOWRITES
last update publish date: 2026-06-16 22:43:11

Quinn's POV

I had never hated silence more.

The house was quiet.

Too quiet.

And every second that passed felt like someone was pressing a blade deeper into my chest.

Laura was gone.

The thought still didn't feel real. I kept expecting my phone to ring.

I kept expecting her name to appear on the screen.

I kept expecting someone to tell me there had been a mistake.

But nothing happened.

Nothing.

I stood by the window, staring out at the city while Devon worked on his laptop behind me.

"Anything?"
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