Chapter 57
JonahThe week crawled along, and I faced each day with a measure of dread.
On Christmas Eve, I got home and found a note on the door.
I’ve cleared out
Left the key on the counter
Call or text if you need me
I frowned. She left no address or even the name of the hotel. I thought about tracking down her landlord but stopped. If she wanted me to know where she was, she would have told me.
Vivienne invited me over for cocktails with some friends, but my mood didn’t permit company. The empty house echoed with Shannon’s presence. After only a few weeks, I grew accustomed to her cackling laugh, her lopsided smiles, and the sound of her shuffling across the wood floors in her slippers.
I could hear her and feel her—even though as I looked around, I knew I was alone.
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