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CHAPTER 5: OUTSIDE THE FREEZER

CHAPTER 5: OUTSIDE THE FREEZER

Nathan’s voice faded beyond the door.

“Everything’s done,” he said.

A pause.

Then laughter again—softer now, like closure.

“You were right, Mom.”

Miriam answered calmly.

“I always am.”

Footsteps.

Then silence.

The deadbolt didn’t move again.

They didn’t check.

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They didn’t listen.

They didn’t consider that I might still be awake inside their “accident.”

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