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The Tuesday That Wouldn't Stay Buried

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Mara found Tomas at the coffee shop, alive and grinning. "You look like you've seen a ghost," he said. She grabbed his arm and begged him to stay off Main Street today. He laughed, but the fear in her face made him stop laughing fast.

Tomas nodded, but the moment Mara turned away, he slipped out to grab his forgotten phone. Old habits. By the time she noticed, he was already crossing Main Street. The truck appeared. Mara screamed and lunged, shoving him clear at the last second. The truck struck her instead. Tomas lived. She did not.

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