This Girl Followed a Puppy Into an Alley—Then Disappeared From Maps
The Locked Drawer
That night, Lila searched her house. She didn’t know what she was looking for—just that she’d missed something. Her parents were asleep, and the house creaked in old ways. In the hallway closet, she found a drawer that didn’t open. It had no handle and no keyhole, but it clicked when she touched the side.
Inside was a soft, folded cloth wrapped around a single iron key. It was blackened and heavy, and next to it lay a Polaroid photo. The picture was faded, but she recognized herself standing by the alley door. Only in the photo, the door was wide open, and someone stood behind her, just out of focus.
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