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I had been standing near the gate for a while. I didn't want to come. I didn't want to go in. I knew that Charles waited until now to turn on the lights because he knew I'd be here.
So I stood, shivering in the wind, listening to the men nearby whisper amongst themselves and watching the police stare up at the house. I decided at that moment that everything in my life had led me to this one choice.
I walk forwards, half hoping that nobody would notice and that I could walk in unchallenged. I wasn't. "Hey!"
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All the Lights are On
Mystery / Thriller"If there was one thing that could throw this town on its head, of course it'd be the goddamned McKenzie house." The McKenzie house stood tall and proud, its walls worn down by time and weather. It sat with windows boarded and shutters closed, with...
