The Hiding Place

Category: Thriller

A knock at the door changed everything.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

The end.

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