Chapter 6: What Deal?
I blinked.
“What deal?”
His jaw tightened.
“Don’t make a scene. Come with me.”
Before I could demand answers, he turned and walked away.
Against every instinct, I followed.
He led me through a side hallway behind the gymnasium.
Past the music room.
Past the trophy cases.
Past the stage.
Finally he stopped outside a small storage closet.
He opened the door.
A single flickering bulb illuminated the room.
A man sat on an overturned bucket.
Gray hair.
Tired eyes.
Slumped shoulders.
Then he looked up.
And I recognized him instantly.
My entire body went rigid.
“You?”
Darren stood so quickly he nearly hit his head on a shelf.
“Rachel, please—” Continue Reading ⬇️
