Beth knew she was next. She blinked away the tears and took a deep breath. She trembled, but if she was going to go out, she would be damned if she gave this bitch the satisfaction of hearing her scream. “Please, God, be with me…be with my children,” she said. The woman stopped what she was doing and opened the toolbox she had already closed. She grabbed a hammer and approached Beth quicker than the flames were. “God?” the woman said as she peered into Beth’s eyes and grinned. “No. My name is Maren.” She touched the tip of the hammer to Beth’s temple like she was marking her target and then
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