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3: Strange Day

Author: Angelina
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Lyra

The sun was still shining when the two of us arrived at the children’s park back home, and we were the only ones there. Charlie ran around in the sand and played on the equipment that was accessible to him while I watched from a nearby bench.

I was lucky to have a job that wasn’t so demanding, able to spend more time with my boy. Going to the park was one of his favorite things, and I didn’t mind sitting in the sun while he got the rest of his energy out.

It was a perfect day, yet there was something that didn’t feel right—like a nagging gut feeling I couldn’t place.

Shaking it off, I watched Charlie run around, laughing and playing by himself.

“Mind if I sit here?”

The voice tore me from my thoughts, startling me. From beside me, a young man gazed down at me with a smile, hands in the pockets of his dark-washed jeans.

It was sudden and strange, but he didn’t look too menacing. He didn’t have any kids with him, but the trailer park was full of friendly faces. It wasn’t out of the
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