The Lullaby
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Last published Wed, Oct 26, 2016
"Hush little baby, don't you cry..." It all starts with a lullaby and a house.
Kayla and Philip are a modern-day young couple in love. They have financial security, a house, and baby on the way. Nothing could go wrong until a creepy event sends Kayla into labor and then it's all down-hill.
Flash-back to the past and you have Carmen and Michael. They too were a couple in love but they had social stigmas, PTSD, and something dark working against them.
What does a house, two couples, and a lullaby have in common? Something or someone wicked.
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