A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

our lease.”

“The blonde hair,” I said, staring at the plastic bag. “It was Kara’s.”

“It was hers,” Stacey said. “He lived with her for two months before he convinced me to move into the old apartment. He told Kara he was going to buy a house for them in Columbus.”

I sat down on the vinyl chair, my knees suddenly weak. For three years,continue reading …