THE WRONG BROTHER
Charlotte
"Where did you run?"
"Out the door, into the rain. I heard them behind me, chairs scraping, shouting, Kevin yelling something. I ran as fast as I could." My breath comes faster. "I turned into an alley, thinking I could lose them, but it was dark and I couldn't see. I tripped on something, a trash bag, maybe, and went down hard. My knees hit the concrete."
"Did they catch you?"
"Before I could get up, someone grabbed my shoulder and yanked me back. A hand clamped over my mouth." I can still feel it. "It was David. He said, 'Shut up, or I'll make this worse.'"
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