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Chapter 59

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MALCOLM

I pulled my eyes from the TV to look at Natalie.

She should be sleeping by now but she wasn't. Her eyes were wide, her hands trembled and she held her phone in front of her face as it rang. She was hyperventilating, her chest heaving back and forth as if she was under attack.

I rushed to her bedside and held her shoulders. "It's okay, it's okay," I said but even to my ears the words sounded insufficient. Things were far from okay and saying that they were okay meant nothing at all.

"What should I do?" She asked in a breathy whisper. I heard the fear in her voice and it rattled me.

"Mrs. Gravestone keeps calling. What should I do?"

Tears continued to stream down her face and my fingers itched to wipe them away but I hesitated. "I'll take care of this," I said quickly.

But she was already shaking her head as I spoke. She looked up to the ceiling, her eyes rolling back in their sockets. "It's over," she said and the dismay in her tone surprised me. Why was she giving up already?

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