A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

and the dates Kara had confirmed.

Alan was not coming to the school parking lot today, nor would he be waiting at the corner of the avenue with his motor running.

Mia let her feet drag in the gravel, sending up a small cloud of gray dust that settled on the toes of her sneakers.

She walked over to my bench and sat down close to my side,continue reading …