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The Dead Mans Hand
Title: Dead Man’s Hand Act I: The Concrete Bottom (Chapters 1–7) Chapter 1: The Unwanted Son Fifteen-year-old Chris Dozier sits on the curb with a single trash bag of belongings. His parents, emotionally bankrupt and heavily neglectful,…
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…“Hey,” he said, gently taking her hand. It was clammy, her skin unnaturally cool. “We’re gonna get out of this, remember? We’re gonna find that place. Nice and warm. No more cold.” She offered a weak smile, a shadow of her former self. “I remember, Chris. You always say that.” “And I mean it.” He squeezed her hand, trying to infuse it with the conviction he was struggling to maintain. “We just gotta keep our heads down. Stay smart. Stay safe.” The “stay safe” felt like a hollow echo in the cavernous space of his own conscience