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Dead men tell no tales

Fear was etched into my every word as I confided in them, my voice quivering with the strain of the unknown. "I'm scared, Sonia. I can't get a hold of Alex; his phone just keeps ringing without an answer. It's like he's vanished."

Sonia, her own concern mirrored in her furrowed brow, sought to understand the root of my fear. "Are you scared because of Charlotte? If Alex gets caught," she inquired, probing gently.

My response was immediate, laced with defiance. "Scared of Charlotte? Never. It's the thought of prison that terrifies me, not her," I declared, the name 'Charlotte' coming out like venom.

The room fell into a heavy silence until my mom, her voice tinged with the fear only a parent can know, voiced the question that loomed over us. "But what if Alex couldn't find a way to escape? And he gets caught or can't seem to leave the country?" she asked, her hands wringing together in her lap.

"That's exactly the problem, Mom. That's what's gnawing at me; I can't reach him," I replied
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