Chapter Twenty-Eight
Sydney left her room in time to see her parents enter the front door. She reluctantly agreed to cook dinner and was surprised when both Corrin and Shawn helped her. After dinner they spent some time in Sydney’s room talking to Chelsea. The door was open, according to orders from her parents, and the boys headed back to the spare room around nine. Sydney was left to pace her room, glancing frequently at the darkened room shown on her laptop screen.
“Are you still okay, Chelz?”
“Go to sleep, Sydney.”
“I can’t.”
“Then go hassle the boys.”
Sydney stopped in front of her laptop. “What if something happens while I’m gone?”
“I think we were worried about nothing. She’s not in my house. Now let me sleep.”
Sydney listened as Chelsea’s bed creaked. She stared at the lapt
