Chapter Twenty-Two
Mallory
By the time we got back to the car, it was pitch black. It was lucky I’d thought to carry flashlights with us, or we’d never have been able to find our way back.
“Let’s just sleep in the car tonight and then head out early to see your Nana,” I said. “It will be easier to see what the situation is like at the retirement home when the sun is up and we can see.”
Then I was kicking myself because a worried line appeared on Ginny’s brow. “You think maybe those things are in the retirement home?”
“No, I don’t think that. I like to stay positive. But I do want to be able to make absolutely sure the coast is clear when we get there. It’s good to think positively, but it’s good to be safe, too.”
Ginny relaxed a little. “That sounds good.” She yawned. “I’m pretty tir
