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The only sound is the occasional clicking of my laptop keys, which is hen I hear a loud wail, followed by that deep sexy tih the wall, my entire body takes notice They sound close, which ain I can picture theled in one of those fuzzy animal toith the hood attached, as Colton tries to wrestle a fresh diaper on hi wet too Milo seems like the kind of kid who’d appreciate bath time

Shaking hts of my landlord and the way his T-shirt would nificent sight—and finish up ht Tomorrow, I’ll comb the site one last time and send it to the custoes, but I’d like to know if I’ht track

Before I shut down ht, I pull up my Facebook account I have a few notifications, but es I follow, like authors and cute boutiques My cursor hovers over the search bar, and before I stop myself, I type a name and click enter Seven matches pop up with the name Colton Callahan, but it’s the first one that I find

The profile picture is of a slightly younger version of my landlord, with his arms around two others Their hair is buzzed super short, and the trio sport wide grins and arh the picture is a few years old, I can see the rese genes

I scroll down, scanning his page He hasn’t posted recently, but there are a few tags More aruys, and more recently, All Fit Gy, as well as push a few of the classes he’s starting I end up checking out the descriptions of each one, noting one particular I wouldn’tinto It’s a self-defense class for women, as well as one-on-one personal defense lessons, which includes kickboxing and karate introductions

Redirecting my browser to the All Fit website, I can see why Gabby thinks an overhaul is necessary Their current site is plain and lacks any recent news All of those classes they’re starting with Colton should be pro reat addition to their site, where trainers and coaches canhealthy, tiys they could proeted audience

My wheels are still spinning as I close out of their site and exit social erously low ah I anticipated that nu first and lastthe purchases I made today at the store, I’ cash Hopefully, I can finish up this site and get paid sooner, rather than later, and then s My business is successful, but the recent move took a hit to my finances

After logging out, I notice the eet excited when I see a contact viafor n soon, so I can getaccount back up to where I prefer to keep it

The e fills my screen, and my blood runs cold My eyes fill with tears as I look at the seven words written, each one of the from A truth that has followed me halfway across the United States One that will continue to hauntover my shoulderContact:

Message: You can run, but you can’t hideWith a shaky hand, I log out of my email and shut down the laptop I turn off ht outside filters through the blinds and dances across the floor I snuggle under the blanket for war to do with the temperature outside

He doesn’t knohere I am

I know it

If he did, he’d already be here

I’m safe

I just wish I believed it

A voice filters through the wall, steady and sure Even though tears soak ain to his son My heartbeat starts to slow, and rasp that little sliver of co