The Points Between: Part Two, Chapter One

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Three Loud Knocks

Matthew sits bolt upright, fully alert, the lingering taste of dust on his lips. Everything’s dark. Everything’s wrong.

He throws aside his bedsheets and gets out of bed, looking around frantically, trying to get his bearings. When his bare feet touch the cold hardwood floor he stops, frowns, and starts to piece everything together.

He woke up in a bed. That wasn’t wrong; he w...