The Dark ✔
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  • Reads 68,517
  • Votes 3,292
  • Parts 28
  • Time 59m
Complete, First published Jul 17, 2014
[Previously FEATURED] Retail workers have the least chance of being haunted, hurt, or killed. At least, that's what three cashiers assume. When Temple, Marilyn, and Martine meet little Sienna, they find out how wrong they are about job security.
  
  Sienna triggers the appearance of the Dark, an elusive Shadow that never leaves.
  
  Follow the women down the paths of their surprisingly complicated lives, leading to a dark future for...

  Temple, as the head of a crime syndicate
  Marilyn, as the rich housewife
  Martine, as the political prisoner
  
  Everyone meets their end. What part does the Shadow play in shaping who they've become?
  
  1st place winner of the @ProjectRefresh Halloween contest
  
  Highest ranking in Horror: #18 
  
  Also featured on the reading lists for:
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