My Neighbour's Wife
“You see, that’s where you got it wrong, Sue. I wasn’t asking.”
My pulse spikes, hands going clammy as dread knots in my stomach. His fingers tap the box once in a silent command. My body betrays me as I reach for it, snapping the lid open.
Confusion furrows my brows when I see what’s inside.
A key.
Black, metallic, sleek, with a pentagon-shaped head and a single letter etched into the surface: Z, slashed through the center with a bold line.
“What...” My voice disappears.
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