Apt Pupil
by Stephen King
A golden California schoolboy and an old man whose hideous past he uncovers enter into a fateful and chilling mutual parasitism. ([source][1]) ---------- Also appears in: - [Different Seasons][2] - [Apt Pupil / Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption][3] [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novella/apt_pupil.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81621W/Different_Seasons [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14917077W/Rita_Hayworth_and_Shawshank_Redemption_Apt_Pupil
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