Don't Let the Forest In

by C.G. Drews

Andrew suspected this year would beat him up in a back alley and leave him for dead.

“When I cut you open,” Andrew finally said, “all I’ll find is that we match.”

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“Everything inside me is in ruins,” Thomas said. “For you.”

She patted his head, but it felt like being affectionately thumped instead of consoled.

“She has resting murder face,” Chloe said, “but she’s aggressively friendly.

I loved her like she was my family. But I love you … like you’re my whole world.”