Chapter 11: The Smell of Bleach“Stay in the car.”
Sam nodded but didn’t pay any real attention. Josh closed the door in one careful motion, not wanting to disturb the silence. He fingered the lock button but forced himself not to press it. He couldn’t lock Sam in the car. What if he didn’t come back and Sam was stuck in there?
Of course he would be back. He was just going to check inside the house then leave, quickly and easily.
He didn’t give in to the knots in his stomach, didn’t listen to the voice in his head telling him to get back into the car and never look back.
What if he had been in an accident? What if Jett was waiting for them, worrying? What if Josh had it all wrong? He held up his swollen, throbbing hand. Could he have hurt himself in some other way?
The house was differ
