Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: The Bargain
Allegra’s POV:
"Hey, have any of you guys seen Joanna recently?" I asked my family.
"Not since the late afternoon," my mom said and shrugged. "She didn't show up for dinner, but I thought she was tired."
"I'll look for her," I said and walked in the direction of her room.
I knocked on the door a few times, but there was no answer. "Jo?" I asked uncertainly, but as no sound was coming from inside, I decided to test the doorknob to see if it was locked, and strangely it was not. Joanna liked to lock her room at night. Something was wrong.
I opened the door slowly and stuck my head inside. The window was open, so there was light, but the bed was not unmade. A clear sign that she had not slept at home.
"Mom! Joanna is not here!" I yelled from in
