CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Lauren took a handful of painkillers and considered her options. She’d dumped the stolen vehicle and picked up her car. Hopefully, the cops hadn’t found the stolen car at the mall and would think she was still driving it. Either way, they’d be watching the highways. She’d have to take back ways out of town.
She dug out her map of Parkerville and examined the county roads. Dozens of them snaked through the outskirts of the city. After a mile on the highway, she could take smaller roads until she left the state.
She bundled her clothing into her suitcase and donned her sunglasses and red wig. She rinsed her blood from the sink and scrubbed briefly at the carpet. Then she crumpled her bloody shirt and dropped it into the dumpster. After she checked the room once more for e
