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The Last Alibi
Category: Thriller
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
The end.