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    Unspoken
    Unspoken
    Unspoken
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    Unspoken

    By Mitchell Nelson

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    She came back three days after, early in the morning.... Death is not the end in this haunting short story from the author of Thread and The Cannibal's Daughter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMitchell Nelson
    Release dateMay 12, 2016
    ISBN9781310615825
    Unspoken
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    Mitchell Nelson

    Mitchell Nelson lives in Oklahoma. When he's not writing, he spends his days playing music, drinking coffee, and looking for new stories. He does not have any pets.

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      Unspoken - Mitchell Nelson

      UNSPOKEN

      Mitchell Nelson

      Copyright 2016 Mitchell Nelson

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      UNSPOKEN

      She won’t look at him. It’s not like he’s done anything, but she’s just staring out the window or at her coffee cup. But not at him, she won’t make eye contact with him.

      He says: It’s not your fault.

      What?

      This.

      I didn’t say it was.

      You’re thinking it.

      Oh, you know what I’m thinking?

      I guess I do.

      Well I didn’t say it was my fault, and I’m not thinking it either.

      She swirls her coffee around in the cup and a little of it splashes out on her

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