You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You
ShortStory 6,778 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources
A washed-up magician drinking whisky at 9 AM meets a mysterious British lady, who leads him into the worst day of his life.
Content warnings 3
child-deathdeath-of-a-loved-onesubstance-use
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