Conflict Of Hearts
Otherwise, I’ll come after you.
—None of that, kiddo!
I leave the two of them and go to my office. When I arrive, I see a box on top of the desk. When I open it, I get a scare: inside, there’s an animal’s heart, with a note:
I’m very close!
I close the box quickly and throw it in the trash, feeling a chill run down my spine.