Pearl was only five when gas filled her family’s kitchen and froze her memory in fear. Thirteen years on, her mother’s promise still echoes: she would never abandon Pearl again. Yet after her little sister leaves for a simple graduation trip, Pearl is left alone with food in the fridge, the door locked, and a warning about the big bad wolves outside. When the power dies and the food turns bad, she calls her mother over and over—only to be ignored.
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