The Perfect Stranger

Category: Thriller

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

A knock at the door changed everything.

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

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

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

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

The end.

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