The Only Door That Opened When the Others Closed

before she quickly slipped into the passenger seat.

Arthur climbed into the driver’s side, his gravelly voice silenced by the thick glass of the car window.

The large vehicle backed out of the concrete driveway and swept past her without slowing down.

Ivy stood on the curb, her fingers wrapping around the strap of her bag.

A neighbor’s dog barked twice continue reading …