Our Dirty Little Secret
Minutes stretched into eternity.
Finally, the noise dulled, footsteps receding into distant wings of the house. I crept out, my legs trembling with exhaustion and residual adrenaline, muscles screaming in protest. My eyes caught a small charm on the floor near a side table, it looked like Allie’s favorite cartoon character. I rushed forward, snatched it, and in the process pulled a sleek phone hidden beneath some papers. My heart fell into my throat as I shoved the phone deep under my bra, the cold metal pressing against my skin. Please have signal. Please let this be my way out.
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