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Brad and Sarah have been neighbors for many years in suburban Maywood, Illinois. On the last day of seventh grade something unexpected happened.
They became a couple. Their devotion to each other was immediate. Their love withstood the test of time in the years ahead. They overcame challenges too numerous to mention. Right off the bat, they moved away from each other. And that was just the beginning.
We all go through it. That awkward, often confusing journey of “growing up.” For Curtis Allen Sommer, however, the path to adulthood was less a gentle unfolding and more a trial by fire. While his peers were navigating the early, exciting mysteries of boys and girls, Curt was enduring a different reality: the relentless taunts and bullying of the very girls his friends were beginning to discover.
His grandmother’s firm, if unconventional, guidance – “never touch a girl, no matter what she does to you” – became the unwavering law he followed throughout his formative years. He trusted her implicitly, navigating elementary, junior high, and high school with this principle as his shield.
But college at the University of Washington brought a new, unscripted chapter. Without the presence of his grandmother, or even his parents, Curt was forced to learn life anew. A chance encounter with a student advisor, Mrs. Farmer, became a pivotal turning point for him. Her words, “It was his life…and he was in charge of it. No one else,” ignited a fierce desire for autonomy.
On this version of Friday the 13th, the past and present collide for Bardon Police Officer Harry Bedell. Seven years of tireless dedication, a chance at sergeant—all jeopardized by the insidious grip of departmental politics. It’s a familiar, anticipated outcome, one that echoes his father’s own overlooked career. His aspirations, once clear, are now choking on a bitter diet of recurring favoritism.
Beyond the badge, Harry’s life is unraveling. His seven-year marriage to Julie is strained, cracking under the weight of an unexplained tension. And then there are the recurring nightmares: a haunting replay of his senior year in high school, a manipulative smile, and a devastating betrayal that cost him a full football scholarship and a promising future.
Now, thirteen years later, that past barrels into his present at 57 mph. While he’s running radar in a school zone, Harry clocks a familiar face: the woman who shattered his dreams, now brazenly attempting to charm her way out of a speeding ticket. By posing an audacious offer she hopes he won’t refuse.
Later that day, desperate to quiet the demons, Harry arrives early for an appointment with a renowned psychiatrist at his home-office. As urged by his wife. Time flies by. The next thing Harry knows, he’s engulfed by the piercing wail of emergency sirens. Then snapped back to reality by Dr. Alan Briggs, tapping on the driver’s side window of his car, issuing a terse “You’re late. Glad I’m not seeing anyone else today.” As the sirens inexplicably fade. Briggs ushers a disoriented Harry inside, leading him into a chilling unknown where the line between memory and madness blurs.
Brad and Sarah have been neighbors for many years in suburban Maywood Illinois. On the last day of seventh grade something unexpected happened.
They became a couple. Their devotion to each other was immediate. Their love withstood the test of time in the years to come. They overcame challenges too numerous to mention. Right off the bat, they moved away from each other. And that was just the beginnin
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