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“Dammit,” I cursed, unable to see beyond the kitchen.
I already knew whatever I would find was not going to be pleasant, but I felt the compelling need to go inside anyway.
My tennis shoes squeaked across immaculate linoleum. The dining room was untouched, as was the living room.
Upstairs was where I found her parents, her father on the floor half under his bed, and her mother still naked in the shower. Each had a single bullet hole in the center of their foreheads. They never saw their deaths coming.
I made it to the
bathroom sink before losing the contents of my stomach. My reflection peered back at me, looking as miserable as I felt, knowing this was my fault.
Turning the sink on, I closed my eyes and scooped water into my mouth, spitting it into the toilet. I wasn’t sure if it was worse that the bodies didn’t truly bother me, or that it was the overwhelming feeling of helplessness that had made me throw up my guts.
With robotic movements, I approached the only room with an open door. Without having to go all the way inside, I saw Raine’s lifeless body inside her closet, a gaping slit in her throat and a pool of blood around her open mouth.
Two white boxes sat on her bed, one large and one small.
I didn’t want to open them, but I had to.
I entered the room, doing my best not to look at the closet.
The smaller box held another framed card. This one was deep red with a crown behind the letter K, and cracks in the heart.
King of hearts.
The larger box was a bit heavier.
My hands shook as I undid the ribbon, ignoring my ringing cellphone.
There was a pile of ashes. Resting on top was the missing half of my jagged heart pendant.
My sister was dead.
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Ace Of Spades
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
