I Couldn’t Remember Hearing Anyone Come Back Upstairs

extra blankets.

That had been…

Almost forty minutes ago.

She never came back.

Very slowly…

I turned toward the closed guest-room door.

For the first time all night…

…I couldn’t remember hearing anyone walk back upstairs.

Don’t Make Noise

My hand was already on the guest-room knob.

Dylan said, “Natalie. Stay with me.”

“I’m checking the room.”

“No. Check the window continue reading …