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A Closed Door Premium

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Outted at thirteen, Orin left home after high school hoping to escape the hell his life had become. When a tornado destroys his childhood home and kills his parents, Orin finds himself in an entirely new nightmare. He returns home and confronts his past in the person of his one-time best friend, Thomas. Thomas not only rejected him when Orin came out, he led the group that tormented Orin into leaving. Struggling with his grief, Orin also labors to fulfill the pledge he made to his parents before their death. In the process, Orin learns that sometimes when you go away to find yourself, you leave the answers you're looking for behind.

Staff Note: In honor of his latest release, Child of Night and Day, the 4th book in the Champion of the Gods series, Andrew_Q_Gordon has given us a contemporary short story to share with our Premium subscribers! Watch for this bonus story's chapters to come out each week on Wednesdays!