The Intruder

by Freida McFadden

It’s definitely not a masterpiece—more like a disasterpiece.

When I moved out to the middle of nowhere, I figured I needed either a gun or a dog. I didn’t feel like I was up for taking care of a dog, so I bought the Glock.

Televisions weren’t even invented until the early twentieth century, and look how dependent we are on them.

“Everyone’s brain works differently. Just because the teachers don’t explain stuff to you in a way you understand it, that doesn’t mean you’re not smart.”

only children think to fetch an adult to help them sleep. As an adult, you just lie in bed, struggling with your insomnia and trying to stave off your own dark thoughts alone.

I want to make her furious. I want to have a huge fight with her so I can feel something besides this awful raw sensation in my chest.