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Submitted to Contest #297
The hallway light flickers in answer to the hurried scamper across the landing. A pause and sharp intake of breath. Feet pad down the stairs, toes first and heels raised like the hackles of a fearful cat. Dead straight ahead lies the kitchen and she eyes it up over the floorboards stretching long and swollen in their grooves. Determined, she creeps her way, board by board, balanced on her toes. She curses at the reluctant warning groans from the floor, anger flushing her skin a dark pink that is swallowed by the shadows. She throws daggers o...
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