Chapter 57: No One’s Coming
Alex
The way Chris yelled in my face felt different this time. In the past, his anger had always been something cold and distant. It was controlled, like he was looking down at me from a great height. But now, it was raw. It was ugly. His face was twisted with a kind of hate that I had never seen before in my life. It was the kind of hate that people feel for monsters, not for their own family.
I stood there, frozen in place. I watched as Ken dropped to his knees in the snow beside Catherine. He was very careful with her. He started brushing the white snow from her expensive gown as if she were made of thin glass that might break at any moment.
“Are you okay, Catherine?” Ken asked in a soft voice. I could hear that his voice felt thick with worry. He really
