71 Gainesville, VirginiaThere was another woman missing. Rita slid the tray with empty glasses onto the counter without taking her eyes off the television in the corner. This one was a college student: Jessica Todd, twenty-one years old from Manassas. She was last seen Friday night having dinner and drinks with her friends at Ollie’s Bar and Grill. Her car was found in the parking lot.
Ollie’s was literally just up the road. Way too close for comfort.
In the photo they were showing, Jessica looked younger than twenty-one and Rita couldn’t help thinking she wasn’t that much older than her daughter, Carly.
“You okay?”
Rita jumped, startled because she hadn’t heard Drew.
“That poor girl,” she said pointing at the screen. “What do you suppose happened to her?”
He glanced up and shrugged
