“You can’t be here,” I said. “Avery’s coming over soon and she’ll go ballistic if she sees you.” “I won’t stay long. Ten minutes.” He reached for my arm. “Please. I need to talk to you.” I looked past him. Outside, the street...
My parents had left already for the county morgue, leaving behind a note that they would call before lunch. I was in no rush to get ready for the day, so I poured a bowl of cereal and settled on the dining room couch to watch TV in my pajamas. Luckily, the previous night’s storm had resulte...
I liked it. There was something strangely graceful in the way the white mist curled itself around the streetlights. Annalise had prepared pancakes for breakfast. She was slicing strawberries onto the warm golden discs when I entered the kitchen. “You seriously didn’t need to go to all this troubl...