Nichol Goldstein

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“The Betrayal” by Nichol Goldstein

Submitted to Contest #274

My choked gasp rockets me from my pillow. Blinding, the nighttime shadows leave me swimming in black until I catch the digital blink of the bedside clock. It reads 2:30 in the morning. Damn adrenaline.  I had the dream again. I’ve had a lifetime full of “agains.” My hand fumbles to the night table in patting thumps and thwumps. Searching for my phone, the panic clamps my heart in its fist, ready for that inevitable, pleading message—but it didn’t come. There’s nothing on the screen as it lights up to scan my face. No notifications. No ...

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