1. Misgivings
... back, I promise." he said and was gone out the door before Amy had time to protest. She ran to the kitchen window where she saw Toby stumble around in the cool night. He stooped down over the body of the small cardinal, looked around and then disappeared from sight. A moment later he walked in through the kitchen doors. "Well I saw the ... air. "The knife, where was the knife?" she screamed inside her head. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the light from the setting sun reflect off its cool steel. She stretched out her arm, clawing at he ground. Her fingers inched closer and closer ...
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- Approx Pages: 26
- Grade Level: High School