Chapter Seven
Everyone was stunned into silence this time. I saw Kelly looking blankly at Burton as if she couldn’t understand what he’d said. Grace looked shattered, but she’d been looking shattered since we’d found Scott. Felicity’s eyes were huge and she covered her mouth with her hand. Roz slipped an arm around Kelly to comfort her. And Kyle looked almost as blank as Kelly, as if he were trying to process what Burton just said. A tear slipped down Luna’s cheek.
“Again, thanks for your patience. I’d like to speak with . . .” He glanced down at his notebook. “Kyle Hubbard next.”
Kyle solemnly rose. I noticed his legs were unsteady underneath him and that he took a slight step back before following Burton to the study.
Kelly gasped, “I need some air.” She bolted for the front door wit
