Chapter 23At NightFinnI stared at the strange man as Silence stepped behind me, wrapping her arms around my shoulders.
The man’s face was marked and scarred up from acne and time. He looked about fifty.
“Why were you in my van?” he asked.
“It was an accident. We just wanted to look under the blanket. It was just a mannequin. So, everything’s cool.” If he didn’t think we knew about Laney, he might let us go, I reasoned. Then again, he could be a shovel killer. He moved closer. I tried to stay calm but was burning with adrenaline once more. “We’re sorry. My dad is going to be here any minute to pick us up.”
Silence peeked around me to get a look at the man. “How do you know Laney Serel?”
Why would she ask that? His eyes went wild and his face trembled. The guy was going to lose it at an
