Starting From Scratch
“She’d spent the entire time vacillating between being furious and praying that the girl was safe. Several times, she’d picked up the phone to call the police, then replaced it. She knew all the excuses she’d get, that teenagers lost track of time, that they ran away from home. In either case, the police didn’t involve themselves. Not unless she was willing to file a missing person’s report. Because of Andrea’s age, one couldn’t be filed until she was missing for twenty-four hours.So she waited.... And paced. And swore under her breath at Henry for dying and leaving this all in her lap.The second she heard the key in the door, Elisha raced toward it.“Are you all right?” she demanded as Andrea entered.The same remote, unresponsive expression she’d seen earlier was on the teenager’s face. “Yeah. Why?”Why? It took effort not to explode. “Because I just spent the last seven hours worried about you, that’s why.”Andrea began to walk past her. “You didn’t have to.”Stunned, Elisha made a grab for the girl’s shoulder, swinging her around.MoreLess
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