Chapter 4
Edie knocked on the front door and heard muffled giggling inside the house. She knew the McConnells had children, but had assumed they would have been in school by now. It was after eight already. A full minute passed, but no one answered the door. She knocked again.
More giggling, this time right up against the other side of the door. The knob turned, and finally the door opened a crack. A young girl of maybe ten stared up at Edie with large, guilty eyes.
Edie gave her a bright smile. “Hey there, missy. Are your parents home?”
The girl shook her head quickly. From somewhere behind her, a boy’s voice called out, “Who is it?”
“Hush, Mikey,” the girl snapped. “You’ll wake Jo.”
Mikey pried the door open farther and ducked his head out under the girl’s arm to take a look at Edi
