Helen laid on her bed that night confused about what secret Finn could be hiding from her. What had he done to Joyce? What could have been so bad that they had to involve the police? Why was Zayn keeping her in suspense? The thunder roared and the lightning flashed. Knowing how much she hated the storm, she drew her bedsheet to her shoulder, trying to sleep. Sleep wasn't coming. She was still aware of the horrifying sound of the thunder and the threatening flash of the lightning. Since lightning killed her dog as a child, she had always feared any approaching storm. The rain began to pour down from the sky, getting into the room through her open window.
"I have to shut that '' she said to herself as she approached the sliding window to close it shut. To her shock, it would not close shut
