Dark Sky
“She breathed. No pain, no nausea. She resisted the temptation to move. She wanted to get her bearings first. She was facedown on some kind of wood floor, blindfolded, gagged, her feet bound, her hands still cuffed behind her.She thought she heard birds.An owl, maybe?Where am I?She remembered her father kneeling at her bed with her, clasping his hands on her pink bedspread as they said the “Hail Mary” together. Whenever she prayed, it was his voice she heard along with hers, not that of the prie...sts, the nuns. “I’m a rough man, Mia. I swear too much, I drink too much. But I pray every day for strength and guidance.”She couldn’t remember the last time she’d been to Mass.Her head throbbed, and her mouth had a funny taste. She desperately wanted water.And she was cold. As she focused on her surroundings, she realized the floor had thick splinters, and she could feel cold air coming up through the cracks and gaps in the boards.With a surge that was almost painful, she remembered the late-night call, the SUV, the foul-breathed man pouring water into her mouth.MoreLess
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