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Tony was more than worried when he couldn’t reach Amanda through her phone. He’d been delayed several hours by a blown tire and by the time he reached her apartment it was dark outside. His eyes looked up to her windows, but he couldn’t see any lights from inside. There was a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, but he wouldn’t let that stop him from seeing if something was wrong.
Tony climbed the stairs to her floor and was soon knocking on her door. There was no answer and neither could he see a light beneath the door.
“Amanda?” he called out. He knocked louder. Still no response. “Amanda, are you in there?” There was only silence.
He frowned and dug out his key chain. Fortunately he had a key to her apartment for just such an emergency and quickly unlocked the door. He
