She lied.
Like being chained, I struggle to grasp for air. I look down at my palms, wet and glutinous they are. My head still spins. I close my eyes and I'm back in that burning home.
Blurry flames engulf every room all around us as I held my dying friend. My cheeks are drenched with tears.
But the police sirens grow louder from afar.
"Leave," he says.
Heavily, I comply. I stare at him one last time before I run.
Now, hiding in a dark room, I make a promise to kill her. But first, I need to disappear.
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The Race of Gloom - Write to Rank 2021 Submission
ActionThis book is the submission for the contest of Write to Rank 2021 in which every chapter represents different themes given by the contest's admins with the main genre of action. Every chapter would be a different story thus this is a book of mini st...