Survive the Night

by Riley Sager

She’d been pretty once, before guilt and grief had sunk their claws into her.

making Charlie feel both joy and sadness. Nostalgia. That beautiful ache.

A constant pumping on the brakes of her existence. Now it’s time to start moving again, even if that movement is really just running away.

It’s a Russian doll of remorse. Guilt tucked into guilt that she’s ruining the only thing that has yet to be ruined.

But in real life, if you talk too much, you’re annoying. If you don’t talk enough, you’re rude.