Chapter 37
Sylvie and Grime sat companionably at the table in the shelter’s kitchen. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to walk home or give her dad a call. He would ask what had happened with Richard and she didn’t feel like explaining. Her parents couldn’t seem to understand what a creep he was, and the more she tried to point it out, the more they defended him.
She could show them the video to prove her point, but it would break their hearts.
No matter how much she disliked Richard, however, it occurred to her that she should be rooting for him to find Jamie’s murderer. She blamed Richard for Jamie’s death, but in her gut, she knew he hadn’t committed the final act.
She’d heard the tone of pain and regret in Terrill’s voice. He’d done it, all right.
So why didn’t she hate him? Why did s
