A Bed Of Roses
My breath caught in my throat as I tapped the screen, opening the secure text interface.
The message was short, direct, and completely devoid of any formal greeting:
'Hey, sister. The brute has not killed you yet, has he?'
The room around me went completely cold. The phone felt like a block of ice in my palm, my chest tightening until I could barely draw air into my lungs.
It was Abigail.
It was the very first time I was hearing from my elder sister since she had packed her bags and vanished into the night, leaving me to step into the wedding dress and marry Martinez to save our pathetic father from his gambling debts.
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