Shannon

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My phone buzzed beside me, my eyebrows drawing together at the unknown tag on my screen. I could barely hear a thing with the noise in the room so I excused myself to the kitchen.

“It’s been a while, have you missed me?” I froze, my hands trembling at the voice I knew all too well. “Don't hang up, I'm watching your mother cook.”

My grip loosened and the phone hit the ground, my palm flying to my mouth in panic. I leaped back when the phone rang again, my heart pounding hard against my ribcage.

Dropping to my knees, I grabbed the phone and pressed it to...