The storm has been coming for a long time.

She's prepared. Bit by bit. A stash of cash here, a change of clothes there. Careful.

He can never know.

He'll kill her if he knows.

As the hurricane bears down on the East coast, she's running from a storm all her own.

This is the last plane.

This is the last chance.

A short tale of domestic abuse and the hope of escape.

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J. Kevin Tumlinson is an award-winning and bestselling writer, and a prolific public speaker and podcaster. He lives in Texas with his wife and their dog, and spends all of his time thinking about how to express the worlds that are in his head.