The Only Child by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Epub3
Publisher: Penzler Publishers

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Puget Sound, 2013

“Leave a message and I might get back to you.”

There was a beep and Frankie hung up. She’d called Izzy’s number three times now. Each half hour. Sent four texts of increasing terseness. The last one had been simply a series of question marks. It was now two A.M.

She was on the point of dialing the Orcades Sheriff department when she heard the rumble of an engine as it jolted over the rutted road to the house. Relief and anger washed over her in equal amounts as she saw the headlights sweep through the trees.

She didn’t, however, recognize the car.

Standing by the front door with the porch light on, she watched as Izzy emerged, hair wild, her T-shirt askew.

Her daughter was home. Safe.

And in a whole heap of trouble.

Frankie waited until the driver had disappeared, and Izzy was close. Frankie opened her mouth to speak but Izzy held up a hand and got in first. “I know I’m way past curfew. Zac’s car broke down and we had to wait for someone to come and get us.”

“And you couldn’t call and let me know? I’ve been going out of my mind. I had no idea where you were.”

“You haven’t known where I am for years.”

“Stop right there Isabella Gray.” Frankie felt the knot in her stomach clench even harder.

“What? I explained. It wasn’t my fault.”

“We’ll talk about it in the morning. But I don’t want you hanging out with that boy anymore, not if this is what happens.”

Izzy pushed past her, and Frankie caught the flash of an eye roll, inhaled the unmistakeable smell of pot on her daughter’s clothes.

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