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Submitted to Contest #331
The Safe “Just don’t touch it, Candace.” I stare at him, expressionless. The pitch of his voice, the tremor of his hands, the way he just refused to meet my eyes. Where was my husband? I don’t say a word, but he reads me like a book. “Sorry, honey. Sorry – It’s just… “ He sighs, puts his hands in his pockets, takes them out again. “I just need you to stay out of this. Promise me. Please.” This time, he looks at me for five short seconds, but I’m the one who looks away first. “Mhmm.” It comes out softly. I can see the relief in his eyes as...
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