Snared by Stefan Petrucha

Author:Stefan Petrucha
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780061975301
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Well, they can’t keep you locked up forever. How long are you grounded?”

“Forever,” he said with a smile. “It’s really complicated. And they’re going to be back soon.”

Lindsay watched the sad expression leak over Mark’s face. She again wondered if his guardians hit him, and the thought made her chest hurt.

“Are you okay?” she asked. “I mean, they aren’t hurting you, are they? Because that’s totally illegal.”

“You can’t get involved,” Mark said sharply. “It’s not what you think.”

“It just seems so unfair.”

“Look, Lindsay,” Mark said, turning his head a bit as if looking for spies in his nearly empty room. “If I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone else? I’m serious. You can’t tell anyone. Not your friends or your parents or anyone!”

Thrilled that he was going to share a secret with her, Lindsay leaned closer. She put her hands on her knees and nodded her head.

“I swear.”

Again Mark looked around his room. “I can’t explain it all, because there’s not enough time. But you know how sometimes the government will take people who know things and hide them, move them to another part of the country, change their names?”

“Sure,” Lindsay said. She saw it all the time on television.

“Well, it’s like that,” Mark said. “But it’s not just that. I think something’s wrong. I’m not supposed to be a prisoner. I mean, they never made it sound that way before, but I can’t get out of this house. The doors are locked, and they’ve got alarms. They’ve got this stuff they put on the windows and doors, and if I touch them it leaves a mark. That’s why you have to open the window for me. The worst part is, I couldn’t leave if I wanted to. Because even though these guys are bad, there are a lot worse things out there looking for me. So I can’t go to the cops or call my friends, because if anyone finds me, I’m toast.”

“I don’t believe this,” Lindsay said.

It was just an expression. She totally believed it. If Mark were a liar with strict parents, he could climb through the window and run away. He had to seriously believe he was in danger, or he wouldn’t just stay inside taking their abuse.

“What happened?” she asked.

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