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Beyond the Blackened Wall: Chapter Two

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As the hours had passed, Ethan and I had showered, and we then made dinner for ourselves.

He was laid across the couch, his plate on his chest. I wasn't quite sitting down on the arm.

"Oh, come on. It can't hurt that bad."

"Shut up." Rolling my eyes, I leaned down and flicked his leg. "Maybe you should try it." And he stuck his tongue out at me, a smile on his face.

"You wish."

"I gotta call my mom real quick, okay?" As I finished eating and stood, I glanced back at him.

"Sure..." He watched with a slight frown as I grabbed the phone and walked off. Nervously, I dialed my mother's phone number. A week since that newscast had first aired...she would have gotten the letter by now...

"Hello?"

"Hi, it's Pierce."

"Oh, hi, honey." She sounded nervous.

"You saw the newscast about the..."

"The asylum? Yeah."

"You get the letter?"

"I'm afraid not..." as she spoke, I stiffened nervously.

"They wouldn't send it to me...right...?" Closing the bedroom door, I pressed myself back against the wall.

"I'm sure the letter just hasn't been sent yet..."

"I hope..."
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