moothly at the curb outside Dar
ights of narrow, scuffed stairs. Darla
mmed into one space, but it was spotless. Books were stacked
ake up half the room. His dark eyes scanned the cramp
. She walked to the tiny fridge and pulle
ot much," Darl
a drink. "It's perfect. It's be
he car back and cover a night shift at
a smile. "I'll be fi
than necessary before turning and walk
off her shoes and collapsed onto the cheap fabric sofa. Her mus
d violently on
n unknow
d and hit ac
he voice was mechanical, c
es
I am calling to inform you that your father, David H
m the room. Darla's
spered, her vocal
by hanging," the warden continued cold
t hit the hardwood floor with a sharp crack, t
She slid off the sofa
e had promised her he would wait for t
rning echoed in her head.
e Mosleys had him k
rled into a ball on the floor, clutching her stomach as if she had been stabbed
soaking into the rug. She wa
was walking toward the M
. "We just intercepted a report fro
in his tracks. His
and sprinted back into the building
ey into the lock and
loor, her body shakin
e strides and dropped to his knees. He reached out and
is shirt, her fingers digging desperately into h
m falling apart. He rested his chin on the top of her head, his eyes starin
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