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The Laundromat Returned My Missing Sister’s Clothes · MYSTERY & HORROR STORIES

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  My sister's red coat appeared in dryer number
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  six. She had been missing for 14 months. The
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  coat was warm. Inside the pocket, I found a note
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  in her handwriting. Don't let him wash it again.
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  I had taken the night job because the owner never
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  complained about the missing person posters I
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  put in his window. Every Friday, I brought a
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  fresh one. He always asked whether there was
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  news. That night, I was cleaning the machines
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  after closing when dryer six began turning. Nobody
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  had used it. I had checked. Through the glass,
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  something red moved inside. I pressed stop. The
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  coat fell against the door. I recognized the
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  black button on its cuff. I had sewn it there
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  myself because Leah couldn't find a matching
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  red one. I opened the dryer. The coat smelled
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  of her perfume. Underneath was another smell.
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  Damp concrete. I called the police. He answered
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  before the first ring had finished. Which machine?
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  I hadn't told him what I had for 6, I said. Inside
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  its lining, I felt something hard. A small brass
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  key, attached to it was a plastic tag. Number
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  6. Across the laundromat, the dryer door closed.
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  I had left it open, pressed against the glass
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  from inside. An adult woman's hand, on the ring
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  finger was a thin silver band. Man, because she
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  hated people asking whether she was married.
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  Inside the machine. Near the stack of detergent
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  box, I found a square wooden hatch. Steps descended
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  to the darkest end of my system. His reply was
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  almost impatient. One dollar -sized car puller.