CHAPTER 2
May went in to work the next morning in a good mood. She was smiling and happy. Everyone who saw her stopped and looked twice. They were not used to May being so bubbly. Even Carlson did a double-take. He wondered if May was warming up to his pursuit. May was oblivious to them all. She was only conscious of Silas and how long it would be until he arrived.
“I wish I had given him my phone number,” she thought. She managed to do her work and was leaving for her lunch break. Brenda had called and wanted to meet her for lunch.
Silas had driven through the night with stops for gas and coffee. He had been on the road for over twelve hours and was getting close to his destination. He drove into the town of Barons at a few minutes after twelve. He was driving down the main street when
