A beat cop is haunted by disturbing dreams of his dead wife, whom he misses dearly. She speaks to him, seemingly to warn him of something, but he is unable to understand her. His anxieties come to a head when he enters a dark apartment building to investigate a domestic disturbance. (about 5,000 words, 25 mins to read)
First published in The Literary Hatchet, Issue #20, May 2018