GS-I continued from the uploaded story. The setup, characters, and fin…

hatch. Garage. The shed. The mailbox. The padlock on the propane cage.

Nine keys on a steel ring with a plastic tag from a body shop that closed in 2004.

I put them in her hand, closed her fingers around them, and smiled at her.

“The storm door doesn’t latch,” I said. “There’s a trick to it.”

Kyle laughed out loud.

“Mom,” Preston said, and stopped.

Charlene continue reading …