Chapter Fifteen
Jessica’s nerves caught up to her as she pulled up in front of her parents’ house. She sat in her cold Jeep for a moment and simply stared at the house. Even though it hadn’t been that long since she started living with Grandma Ethel, it already felt like forever since she’d been home.
She took a deep breath, opened the door, and hopped out of the vehicle. As she walked up to the porch, she wondered briefly whether she should have called first. Maybe it wasn’t the best idea to spring this delicate conversation on them abruptly without warning. She supposed if she had called beforehand, it would have been too easy for them to dodge and pretend they were too busy to talk.
Well, here goes, she thought. She rang the doorbell as she had forgotten to bring her house key.
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