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Lakeside Manor
Thursday, October 30, 2014
3:01 a.m.
Hugh’s eyes snapped open, and he stumbled from the bed in a rush. After switching on the lights, he pulled a drawer from his bedside table with such force it came out of its hinges, falling to the floor with a loud bang.
Tons of photographs spilled from the overturned drawer. “f**k. Where is it?”
He discarded the smaller ones, pushing them aside. The bigger ones showed him in many positions, always smiling, receiving many awards and prizes, from different highly ranked officers. But in none was the man with elfin ears.
“It has to be here.” He ran a hand over his buzzed hair. “It has to be here somewhere.”
The soft click-clack of his brother’s prosthesis made him raise his head.
“Hugh? Are you OK?” Richard looked around the roo
