The Only One Left

by Riley Sager

But I knew that looks could be deceiving. And that even prisons could appear lovely if lit the right way.

“You’re never alone when there’s a book nearby,” she used to say. “Never ever.”

A peculiar trait among most self-important men is the need to try to hide their self-importance.

“Nightmares are just your brain thinking it’s Halloween,” I tell her. Something else my mother said. “All trick, no treat.”