I Ignored My Sister’s Cryptic Airport Note and Boarded the Plane—Ten Minutes Later, I Saw the Black Square and Realized My Life Was Over

I would be safe. I would be thousands of miles away from whatever darkness Lily was convinced was chasing us. But the image of that crossed-out window lingered in my mind. What if she wasn’t talking about the house? What if she was talking about me?

I walked toward the gate, my feet heavy. Every step felt like a betrayal of the past. As I approached continue reading …