Cedric had called his dad while we were on the way. I didn't feel comfortable pulling them into this dangerous situation. I understand Cedric's worry, but if anything happened to his parents because of me, neither one of us wouldn't be able to forgive ourselves.
Anna probably wouldn't be able to forgive us either.
“Dad, you awake?” Cedric talked into his phone, putting it on speaker, while he continued to text Lucas, who had just arrived at the crime scene. “I'm going to drop Avery off at your house. We have a problem.”
“Cedric-” I tried to stop him. We agreed we were going to keep his parents and Anna in the dark so that they wouldn't worry or be dragged into this.
“My dad needs to know.” He whispered to be, leaned over, and grabbed my hand, placing it on his thigh. “Don't worry, he
