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Stacey drove past the street where Holly’s body was found for the third afternoon in a row. She’d gotten into the habit of taking detours on her way to and from work to try to find Oscar. She drove by his house in the morning, drove by where Holly was killed in the afternoon, and if she took a lunch break, she drove by where Oscar supposedly worked.
She hadn’t seen him. In days. It was like he’d just vanished.
She called Vera’s school to confirm she was still attending classes, even though she didn’t really have the authority to do so. The woman who answered the phone knew Vera’s situation and was extremely chatty, telling Stacey all about how Vera was doing since moving in with her father.
Again, it was good news and bad. Good because Vera seemed to be doing well, but bad because S
