Alina Lopez |top| Instant

The note vibrated up from the floor, through her feet, her chest, her throat—and she opened her eyes.

Choose. —Margot

If not, leave a letter on the basement steps. I’ll understand. I’ll go back to the silence, and you’ll never hear the hum again. alina lopez

Her blood chilled. She checked the lighthouse’s single door, the heavy iron lock. Both were secure. She checked her own stationery box. All her paper was crisp, white, and unmarked. The note vibrated up from the floor, through