CHAPTER 6
Before sunrise, Lisa awakens gasping for air, and her heart pounds from a nightmare. In the dream, her father pushed her mother against a wall and threatened her with a choice, a heinous choice. Either she had to promise silence, or she’d never see her children again. Her mother begged on behalf of the kids. “I promise, I promise!” After that, Lisa woke up.
She fights the crumpled sheets and tosses the cover. It’s just a dream, she tells herself. It’s just a dream. He wouldn’t, would he? Lisa stumbles out of the bed and walks to the bathroom. She steadies herself against the granite countertop, wipes the sweat off her forehead, and splashes chilly water on her face. Sick to her stomach, she leans over the sink, just in case. A glance into the mirror shows Lisa her mom, and she
