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    Affliction
    Affliction
    Affliction
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    Affliction

    By S.L. Dearing

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    Kaila Montgomery is a vivacious young woman, enjoying her collegiate years. She excels in her classes, shares a great apartment with her best friend Kate, and has many friends. Life is great! That is until she begins to feel as if she’s being watched, and a mysterious package leads to one frightening event after another. Can Kaila figure out who is watching her, before it’s too late?
    **Affliction is a stalking short story. It contains violence, mature situations and potential triggers.**

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSLDearing
    Release dateJan 29, 2015
    ISBN9781516353750
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      Affliction - S.L. Dearing

      Copyright

      © 2014 by S.L. Dearing

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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      Affliction by S.L. Dearing was originally published in Stalkers: A Collection of Thriller Stories by Cynthia Shepp and Rene Folsom.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Affliction

      Biography

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      Dedication

      Thank you to Janeen, Natalie and Rene, who all helped me through the rough patches of writing this one.  You are indispensible in so many ways... I love you.

      AFFLICTION

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      March 20

      I watched her for a whole thirty minutes without being interrupted... she sat by the front window. She sipped her drink and picked at a muffin. She smiled at me twice. Her skin looks so soft... I almost brushed against her today. I always get scared and chicken out at the last minute. I’m such a wuss.

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      Kaila Montgomery stood up and slung her backpack over her shoulder as she walked out of the tiny coffee house and looked up and down the busy city street. The noonday sun reflected off cars that passed by, making her squint her blue eyes as she considered which direction to travel. She sighed and moved to her left, her long legs moving at a brisk pace. She began to think

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