I rushed out of the tree house.
It took a while to find her, hidden beneath the wild blackberry plant.
A stem had managed to get caught on her face.
There were spikes in her eyes and mouth.
All over her.
I couldn't leave her like this, so I pulled away the plant and dragged her towards the unfinished rope swing.
It was difficult to get her head through the noose.
I only left when the rope stopped swinging.

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Poison in Your Tea
Mystère / ThrillerIsla has left everything behind. Her previous life forgotten, she seeks a new start at Hollow Water Manor. A place where she isn't recognised. A place where she isn't suspected for murder. But then the killings start, and this time she isn't the one...