Shock Point
“When it rang, she quickly fumbled for it, feeling like she hadn’t slept at all. In her dreams she had been running down dark hallways, ducking through shadowy doorways, squeezing herself into impossibly small spaces, trying to hide from pursuers she never saw.
She rolled out of bed and grabbed a small flashlight she had taken from the kitchen junk drawer. Slowly, she turned the handle of her door. As quietly as possible, she walked down the stairs. From behind the master bedroom door, she could hear Rick’s slow, rattling breaths.
As she carefully opened the office door, it let out a long, low creak. Cassie froze, but there was no sound overhead. When she closed the door, she did it more quickly, and this time it stayed silent. She thumbed on the flashlight, then opened the file cabinet and went straight to the C’s.
Cartright, Darren.
A sigh escaped her. Cassie hadn’t realized she had been holding her breath until she heard it let go. She had been afraid that Rick had hidden the files.
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