Chapter 17
“If I could physically appear, I wouldn’t have asked for your help,” the female voice said.
“At least I can hear your voice in the air now, and not in my head. That’s a relief. I’ve done what you asked. Now can you release my son?” Tammy tried her best to calm her voice. There was no point in fighting this formless thing, whatever it was.
“He has been released. He’s now at home—safe and sound, and waiting for you.”
Tammy pulled out her phone and called her home number. She almost burst into tears when she heard her son’s voice on the phone.
“Hello, Luke.”
“Sorry I was late, Mom. I don’t know why I got off the bus a stop early. Then I kept walking around in the park.”
“That’s okay, honey. If you’re hungry, get some snacks from the pantry. You’re allowed tonight. I’ll be ho
