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Nov 7, 2021
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Carl's story - Fiction-Short -Form Story -Read bottom to top
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Tenth (Final) Chapter — “You did great, Kate. We’ve been after Carl for years.”“Do you tattoo all the victims? So, Officer Grady will recognize them?”
Nov 6, 2021
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Nov 6, 2021
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Ninth Chapter — “Kate, are you okay? What did he do to you?” Carl asked.“What did he do to me? Garth rescued me — from you. I know who you are.”
Nov 3, 2021
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Nov 3, 2021
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Eighth Chapter — The bright lights of the cruiser burnt Carl’s eyes, but he was thankful for the…Home, at last, he didn’t understand how his daughter, Jade, was involved, but he’d get to the bottom of it.
Oct 29, 2021
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Oct 29, 2021
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Seventh Chapter — As Carl entered the police parking lot, he noticed there were few cruisers.“Can I help you,” Office Grady asked?
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
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Sixth Chapter — Taking the pad from Sienna, Carl deciphered the number, inscribed in lipstick from…Safely in his car, hidden from transients, he prayed for Garth to answer his phone.
Oct 23, 2021
Oct 23, 2021
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With the babysitter in place, Carl and Sienna drove to where it first started.The store was closed. The frame in the window boasted Garth’s credentials — “top graphic artist in designer ink,” it read.
Oct 17, 2021
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Oct 17, 2021
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Fourth chapter — “Who’s that, daddy?” a small voice said.Carl cringed. Through the tussle and the terror, he forgot about the little ones he swore to protect. But how was he going to explain it —…
Oct 3, 2021
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Oct 3, 2021
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“What have you done with my wife?” Carl cried.The woman stared back at him blankly — piercing his heart, shattering his hope.
Sep 26, 2021
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Sep 26, 2021
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The story continues,Second Chapter — The bathroom door opened a crack as the light shone directly into Carl’s eyes and blinded him.
Sep 18, 2021
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Sep 18, 2021
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The stair boards creaked as Carl climbed upstairs to the bedroom, careful not to wake his sleeping…He found nothing amiss inside his daughters’ room — one on top of the blanket — the other straddled horizontally, one foot off the side…
Sep 11, 2021
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Sep 11, 2021
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