Edge of Midnight
“The stack was so high it teetered. Her ears throbbed, her head pounded. All she wanted to do was rest her head on the desk and go to sleep. Screw it. She pushed herself back, grabbed her shoulder bag from the bottom desk drawer, fumbled for the keys, and told Marilee she’d see her tomorrow.
When Susan got home, she fed Perissa the cat and put a Vivaldi concerti on the CD player. That activity so exhausted her she pushed the window air conditioner up to high, stretched out on the couch, and let ...the music ripple over her like soft river water. Sleep took her to a wide, deserted beach, a place she’d been many times before, a gray world of gray sand, gray clouds, and a gray ocean. Footprints, deep, planted by a large man, led a trail along the edge of the water. She followed them. Her sunglasses were so dark she could barely see. Dread clutched at her throat.
“Susan.”
At the sound of her name she tried to turn, but her feet were tangled in fish-net. By twisting her neck, she saw a black silhouette standing against the sun.MoreLess
When Susan got home, she fed Perissa the cat and put a Vivaldi concerti on the CD player. That activity so exhausted her she pushed the window air conditioner up to high, stretched out on the couch, and let ...the music ripple over her like soft river water. Sleep took her to a wide, deserted beach, a place she’d been many times before, a gray world of gray sand, gray clouds, and a gray ocean. Footprints, deep, planted by a large man, led a trail along the edge of the water. She followed them. Her sunglasses were so dark she could barely see. Dread clutched at her throat.
“Susan.”
At the sound of her name she tried to turn, but her feet were tangled in fish-net. By twisting her neck, she saw a black silhouette standing against the sun.MoreLess
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