When I slowly open my eyes I don’t see anything ,
I don’t even see myself ,it was total darkness.
I try to close my eyes for a couple of seconds…
Then I count “one…two…”and I inhale heavily, “THREE!” And immediately open my eyes but nothing change.
It’s a darker than night I glimpse. I don’t know what sensation I’m feeling right now.
I really don’t know if I am standing or lying or even sitting.
There are no words that will explain what happening to me this exact moment, but one thing for sure.
I know something is terribly wrong here.
I try to walk but it’s not like walking its like I am floating like I am in the deepest part of the ocean, like I’m in the core of the universe… but I am moving slowly, so slow that there’s no gravity in where I am right now.
I touch my legs, my hands, my face just wondering if its still there. I try to yell for help but all I hear is nothing;
totally nothing.
Not even an air flowing to my ear, not even a sound of my heartbeat or a hum of a bird, its like I am inside a coffin and buried twenty feet under or inside a sound proof room ,my stepfather used to put me in when I was young when he was irritated at me.
The silence make my mind blow into pieces, tearing my body piece by piece... but that’s not what important now.
I need to get out of this place, wherever the hell I am.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.