Abby Jimenez

The Fall Risk

Sophia

“They’re a protected species in California, so once one’s in the ground, it’s staying put. They can live up to six hundred years, so if you were to bury something under one of them, chances are that thing would never be discovered. At least not for a few centuries.” I leaned in. “If you ever come back here,” I whispered, “you won’t find her, you’ll find 

I kept my promises. I meant every single thing I said to that piece of shit. If he ever came back, I had a chainsaw with his name on it and a public park in need of a new tree. But I didn’t think he’d be back. Not walking anyway.

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