The Pale Circus
The rust flaked off under my thumb, a dry, gritty sound that stopped when I stopped turning it. I sat in the chair by the window, the one with the sagging cushion, and watched the key catch the gray light of the afternoon. Twenty years I had carried this thing in my pocket, a cold weight against my hip, a promise of a door I intended to close. I wanted out. I wanted to retire Deputy Miller, the...
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