“Die-off” is what the radio stations have begun calling it, and downstairs the anchor sounds tinny and nervous–three meteorologists in two weeks can’t explain the heat.<\/p>\n
Holly’s hand stings under the bandage she tore from a shirt; her sweat is gone as soon as it’s there, but the salt sticks around. Glass crunches under her flip-flops on the rotten little deck.<\/p>\n
She’s finally sobbing. It doesn’t feel good. “I’m sorry!” she cries to nobody. “I hate you, I hate him, I’m sorry!”<\/p>\n
She’ll have to fix the glass door, use duct tape or something. All the AC will get out.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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