vin

dn't hold the urge to tease her about it. However, I never thought tha

her up. For a while, l lost control and carried

oky place. But nothing to be scared about. I came back to my senses, when M

surprised by her. I always knew

cary about it? It looks normal" I tried to assure

boxes, a broken chair, a few baby toys scattered in one corner, a mattress in a plastic cover leaning

ting me" I said and removed her hands, however, her face lost colour like she had seen a ghost and trembled a little saying: "sorry, let's go" she stepped ba

grownup" I tried to convince her but in vain. I stretched my hand to hold

d it. She was really frightened and I couldn't figure

reeeeeeeeeeee

e hell?" I thought to myself. Mia's hand was colder than before

ed around the room, everything was the same. but,

r gaze from me to the safe and then back at me saying with

urned around, found the light switch and walked t

eet revealing th

ked like it was closed for a few good years. There was a black co

. There was nothing in it except an old wooden box with a white

were wide open and I think she wasn't breathing either, her f

Mia, maybe she had seen it before, but

ed it with the other. I was expecting

small, old and rusty. It had the shape of a horseshoe with some kind of insc

e" she flipped it around and then put it back in the box: "put it back Kevin and let's go" I

he safe and closed the safe as it was. I turned around

nd we went downstairs. We w

some time, I looked at Mia and she was still

eeing her like that. It was all my fault: "Mia, I am sorry, I ..." she cut me off saying: "I need to rest" she sto

ard I tried. I breathed out soundly, got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up a little.

ppened today. Only the look on Mia's lifeless face haunted me and drove my sleep away further. "I shouldn't have forced

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s soon as I heard the lo