The River is Dark
“Liam punched in Grace’s number for the second time and let it ring until the voice mail picked up. Cursing, he ended the call and focused on driving, his knuckles flares of white beneath the layer of dirt. The pressure he felt earlier when coming into town with Dani was tenfold now. It constricted his lungs like a python killing its dinner.
Gritting his teeth, he took a corner too fast and barely missed a car traveling in the opposite direction. The honk of the other driver’s horn blared an...d faded as he pressed his foot back to the gas pedal. Turning north, he sped up the street until he saw Grace’s house, and breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of lights on inside. Liam skidded the truck to a stop in front of her garage and swung out of his seat, barely pausing to snatch the keys from the ignition. As soon as he reached it, he started hammering on the front door, not stopping when Ashes began a tirade of deep barks loud enough to feel through the door frame.MoreLess
Gritting his teeth, he took a corner too fast and barely missed a car traveling in the opposite direction. The honk of the other driver’s horn blared an...d faded as he pressed his foot back to the gas pedal. Turning north, he sped up the street until he saw Grace’s house, and breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of lights on inside. Liam skidded the truck to a stop in front of her garage and swung out of his seat, barely pausing to snatch the keys from the ignition. As soon as he reached it, he started hammering on the front door, not stopping when Ashes began a tirade of deep barks loud enough to feel through the door frame.MoreLess
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