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“The letter was handwritten on fine, unlined paper in looping script
so ornate it was almost calligraphy, the black ink varying in tone like
that of an old fountain pen.”

“ my heart doing hurdles and my stomach tied in knots.”

“as an attempt to placate me.”

“my endless refrain”

“venture”

“lucidity”
“choking back tears.”

“And yet something seemed to
guide me anyway—a quickening in the chest; a whisper in the viscous
air—and suddenly I couldn’t wait another second. I tromped into the
underbrush like a bloodhound scenting an invisible trail.”

“prowled”
“The sky was turning the colour of a fresh bruise.”

“veritable”
“held aloft”
“we sputtered down the street”

“dour expression”

- dour: dour is an adjective that describes a person, expression, or atmosphere as stern, harsh, gloomy, sullen, or unfriendly.


“encroaching”

-encroaching: moving into someone else’s territory, space, or property bit by bit/ gradually without permission
or

taking up too much of a person's time, privacy, or rights.