Chapter Twenty-One
I’d never been so glad to see anything as my parents’ SUV when we came over the final rise and began to descend to the parking area at the trailhead. Well, scratch that. I was glad to see everyone gathered there, and smiled tiredly as I watched Kara’s hand go to her mouth when she caught sight of Kelsey, safe and sound and trudging along behind us.
That tired smile turned into a grin when I saw my brother Michael surge ahead of everyone else, hurrying up the trail so he could rush past us and gather Kelsey in his arms. She let out a surprised little squeak, then happily allowed him to lift her from the path and carry her down to the parking area. When he set her down, my father raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. The unspoken question hung in the air.
“Well, I
