15 Minutes of Flame
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Christin Brecher. 15 Minutes of Flame
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First, I tugged at the oversized board, gently, so as not to break it. The wood was thick and still strong in spite of years of neglect and the island’s sea air. When I realized it wouldn’t budge, I searched the items strewn about the floor and picked up the spade. Carefully, I used it as a lever to pry the wood ever so slowly from the wall. Before I knew it, I was building up a sweat, but I didn’t mind. At one point, my phone pinged. I knew it was probably Shelly, wondering where I was, but I’ll admit I couldn’t stop. Although we’d steered clear of The Shack, I was seduced by it now that I was inside. I felt like I had crossed from one world and back into another.
Finally, the wood came free. I slowly lowered it to the floor. I’m respectably strong, but the sign was long and wobbled in my arms like a seesaw. Once I’d laid it on the ground, I needed to stand up to make sure my limbs were still intact. It was a good thing I did because a stone fell from the newly exposed wall, missing my head by a couple of inches. Another followed. Then another. I looked above the mantel and caught another. They loosened like dominos. I removed a couple more before they could fly into the room on their own.
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