The Keyholder
“What’s wrong?” Charles leaped from the sofa where he and Jack had been chatting while waiting for her. Jack whipped his head toward the door to see what was wrong, also reflexively coming to his feet as a result of the alarm in Charles’ voice.
Nora was clutching something in her hand. Her face was flushed, her expression troubled and urgent. She hurtled into the room and exclaimed breathlessly, “I think that bastard has done something horrible! I think he has somebody hidden upstairs! I knew he... was a snake! I told you, Charles!”
“Shh, calm down, baby. Slow down. Are you hurt?” Charles stepped forward, reaching out to wrap his arms around his wife, but she twisted away and instead held out what looked like a bar of soap.
Confused but intrigued, Jack stepped closer as Charles took the soap and frowned down at it. “What is this?”
Nora pressed close to him and pointed, the tip of her finger moving over what looked like scratches on the soap’s surface. “Read it. That’s someone’s cry for help.MoreLess
Nora was clutching something in her hand. Her face was flushed, her expression troubled and urgent. She hurtled into the room and exclaimed breathlessly, “I think that bastard has done something horrible! I think he has somebody hidden upstairs! I knew he... was a snake! I told you, Charles!”
“Shh, calm down, baby. Slow down. Are you hurt?” Charles stepped forward, reaching out to wrap his arms around his wife, but she twisted away and instead held out what looked like a bar of soap.
Confused but intrigued, Jack stepped closer as Charles took the soap and frowned down at it. “What is this?”
Nora pressed close to him and pointed, the tip of her finger moving over what looked like scratches on the soap’s surface. “Read it. That’s someone’s cry for help.MoreLess
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