The Girl Who Cheated Death

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fall, the betrayal, the cold dirt over my fa

with those same dar

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surprised. "But Mis

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k in gear and we drove away, lea

briefcase for Liam's birthday, with his initials emb

pster behind a strip mall. I got out, opened the back door, and t

the car, my

Liam. I would not rescue his monstrous pet. I woul