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the break-in

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I sipped coffee and wrote in my journal. Beyond the window, daylight had not yet arrived.
            
Annabelle’s ears perked as the kitchen door rattled. 
Once. 
Twice. 
Annabelle growled.
I raced upstairs to wake my husband.
“Someone’s trying to break in!”
John unlocked the door to find our daughter and her boyfriend enjoying a sunrise swim.



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  10. Me says

    Talya, in my part of the world..if I had a bf and had we been swimming in the pool outside.. what would’ve followed would have been a 1000 page murder mystery 😛 😛
    SO well Written 😀 😀 😀

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