Chapter 6
Lareina dressed in the clean clothes from her bag and carefully rearranged the pendant so it would be hidden under her shirt. Since the day Susan’s bloody fingers had pressed it into her hand, she hadn’t taken it off for fear it would be lost or stolen.
“I won’t let him have it.” Speaking the words out loud renewed the promise. “I’ll never tell anyone.”
Stepping out of the bathroom, she yawned and walked into the living room where Sarah placed a sheet and pillow on the couch. Standing in the doorway, backpack resting on the ground beside her, she imagined her head sinking into the feather pillow. Only for a minute and then it would be time to go.
Sarah turned around and smiled. “Oh there you are,” she exclaimed. “I hope you’ll be comfortable sleeping here. It took me a while
