The Family Web (Chapter Four)

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I’m startled by my phone vibrating, just as I’m falling asleep.

A text message.

I groan and try to go back to the comfiness I was just in. It had taken me a while to quiet my anxious thoughts enough to relax. Whoever it is can just wait until morning.

My phone buzzes again.

And again.

Anxiety gradually pours into me as I realize whoever is trying to contact me is doing so with a sense of urgency. I open one eye, more alert now, and check my phone, hoping no one has been in any sort of accident.

After recovering from the assault of brightness from my screen, I see that Debbie has sent me a flurry of messages. I frown and click on them. Something must be wrong.