Princes, Virtues, and other Non-necessities ll ONC 2021

"Kidnapped by the police"
Now that's something we don't hear often. Even much less "to another dimension where Cinderella could be your grandma."

And Blaire Williams is fortunate enough to experience both.
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"You're under arrest."

I went still for at least a minute.

The voice on the other side of the line coughed awkwardly.

"What I meant by that is, if you don't answer the doorbell and open the goddamn door right now, then good luck replacing the latter."

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Open Novella Contest 2021