My Sister Sent Me On A Cruise Until I Stayed And Discovered The Truth

entrance, opened it slowly, and slipped inside without a sound.

Dark. Cool. Safe for now.

I locked the door, moved through the basement without lights, and settled into position near the base of the stairs. Back against the wall, listening, waiting.

Exactly forty minutes after I left, I heard the front door. A faint click, then another. Footsteps. Two continue reading …