NIGHT SECRET

t to change…fore

and after hitting

forced myself out

oom, my eyes still

ol and couldn’t wai

hought senior year would come, but it

ing on and on. I t

et nice and steamy

y pajamas off, I

ound me. Ahhhhhh.

day was a

shower until the

ake now. I wrapped

room to find so

my jeans, it hit

nd Dad are comi

jumped with

een gone for a m

me to prepare for g

ould often go on

ison. He was our

eryone that worked

for a lo

to it after years o

o have my parents

n’t resent them or

hat they do, we wou

Jeep in particula

he day we went sh

rivers test. Pullin

t thing to catch my

ws. “That’s what

er

to it and I jump

it completely sto

king her over whe

“Want to take it f

e? I’d love to!” I

we all piled into

eather heated seats a moon roof, ful

again brought me

ut it off after my

ing on a pair of je

, a black oversize

in the upper left

, steel toed, and

l off my head, le

ack the cool wetne

ng in front of the

ushed my teeth

r. After a few spin

I headed

the bottom of the

ou were going to b

ays right on time

grabbed my key

rse Mis

his dark chocola

lease stop calling

ather to me.” I sto

“See you after s

nding there with

I kissed, I smiled

to unlock t

t forget your par

lanning a nice di

wledg

drivers seat, pu

ing the engine, I t

ne, and waved goo

or, I saw him wav

with thin, grayin

warming knowing

me like a boss and call me Mis

ol to find my favo

much concern for

a red convertible s

his? People know t

it. Someone had n

ing spot. It has

fit and saying

I moved along in

I pulled in, taki

heading in. This wa

uld let this

over my shoulder

ind my ear, I head

he door I immedia

stantly diverted

art. I couldn’t h

called out to be

gaze. Who was he

onvertible in my sp

going to le

es of staring, I fi

t to look back at

king a series of qu

y hand to answer

Dr. Sprague answe

face looked solem

in the

surprised and st

e your things wit

d my books in my

aded to the office

even throw a fit ab

with only the ec

and the squeaking of my heel

ice, I stood in fro

through the glass

e hallway. Dean H

ng me full view of

ened the door an

er desk, the white

only thing to be s

er head to see who

slightly before

in Keara. They are

neutral, but I co

‘t r

to the door an

me. “Come on in

lders, leading me

s desk. The first

could see from th

y the window. “Yo

Dean Henderson m

ai

ng wrong?” The te

iceable. Somethin

ling I was about t

ng

othing wrong at a

talk to you.” Dea

arge mahogany des

ing with only ha

around his head.

rom behind t

r a moment then to

a Crosby?” The o

thout he

That

r by the window

r next to me stood

y partner, Officer

news.” Detective

green eyes and je

see, from the out

s smaller framed,

wn eyes, they both

I wasn’t really a

thi

ts names Patric

” They waited f

them.” I said

e the ones to inf

parents were on ha

he ocean. It depa

alled in as a Mayd

e Atlantic. We're

surv

in disbelief,

hey just said to

e dreaming. It’s

to my chest I co

osing around my tra

t the dizziness wa

es to keep fro

ive her a few m

muffled to my ea

derson s

he officers sp

ght outside. Just y

d still between m

wly raised myself to

dead? The tears

s replaced with sadness of reality.

and so excited th

so wrapped up p

rushed my mother

hat was I going

as I could get be

o hyperve

Someone knocked

“Keara, I think

family to com

amily.” I whispere

face. Grabbing my

ked to Dean Hender

the

n’t drive.” Dean

lly.” I knew it wa

uttered between

took m

ehicle. Detective

agreement and wal

nd t

n me as we walked

ne what the other

is. Officer Whitma

my Jeep then got

he radio down, jus

y seat and closin

tman, I told h

here it is.” He s

inds gratification

ge. Jus

y a few minutes be

Officer Whitman o

hat boyish smile,

fine. Thank you f

m drive off in the

nd staring

ther kneeling in h

caping our yard and

followed the cobbl

isioning my father

rms crossed and o

the door

d the roof. Our h

t blue, with stone

ont porch. Large gl

he gaming area, a

ould be seen off

d we had in our s

beau

open. Jamison was

ide, compassion

ide.” He draped

g my bag with the

We will get

me into the hou

aring at the spiral

ighted down, helple

et didn’t want to

Miss Keara. I w

a.

moment to long, I

I want my parent

the door, tears

n washed

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