The Dying Mother In Law, The Horror Manor

My mother-in-law was dying from a rare poison.

I was the only toxicology expert in the city who could save her.

Just as I was about to rush out the door, my husband, Xander, grabbed my arm.

"Today is the grand opening of Serena's Horror Manor," he snapped.

"You're supposed to be the 'pauper' jump-scare actor. Where do you think you're going?"

I looked him dead in the eye and told him we only had a thirty-minute window.

If I didn't get there now, his mother wouldn't make it.

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