Chapter TwentySea Scope: Present day
I woke to insistent tapping on my door. At first, I didn't realize where I was but quickly remembered I was in my old room at Sea Scope. My diary lay spread on the floor open to a page I'd been reading when I'd fallen asleep. I picked it up and went to answer the door.
Carolyn stood there completely dressed, her eyes wide. “What took you so long? I was rapping forever.”
I doubted it had been more than five minutes, but my friend could be impatient when she had to wait for anything. “I was sleeping. Come on in.”
Carolyn stepped into the room. “I never thought I'd be able to get to sleep, but that bed was very comfortable, and I must've been really tired from the drive.”
“Then I guess you didn't hear anything out in the hall last night?”
Carolyn bru
