AVERY
It was pretty dark by the time I was going home. I hadn’t intended to stay this late. I had been so engrossed in the book and I had lost track of time. If I had known that it was this late, then I would have dropped the book and came back to complete it tomorrow.
Mariah and Jemima had gone home about an hour and a half ago, but I stayed back because I had been unable to drop the book and now I was hurrying home on foot, because for some reason I couldn’t find a taxi. It seemed like they had all retired for the night, but it wasn’t that late, so it didn’t really make sense.
I sent a quick thanks up to the heavens that I had decided to take my coat along with me today. Shoving my hands into the pockets of my coat, I puffed out a breath and quickened my steps.
The road was
