CHAPTER FOURI TURNED THE MUSIC UP, hoping it would drown out my thoughts. I had a long drive to get through and I couldn't afford to be distracted. I hadn't slept well and coffee could only take me so far. So I opened my eyes wide and tried not to be lulled into sleep by the dark skies.
I wasn't supposed to be alone on this drive. We'd made plans to both go to Mangalia and visit Elena. Then disaster hit. Edi had to go into work this weekend and they'd announced heavy snow for the next week. The highway to Constanța would be closed, along with other roads, and I couldn't delay my trip to see my childhood friend. I knew Edi felt awful and wanted to come, but I still hated leaving him behind.
You should trust him more. And I did. Or I thought I did. But the idea of being away for a weekend
