KELLY
Maria stood by her car at the house when they drove up, still wearing her waitress clothes. She ran to Jon when they got out of the van and threw her arms around his neck. Jon stood passively and didn’t hug her back. When she kissed him, he didn’t move his mouth.
“Jon,” she asked, “are you okay? What happened?”
Jon shot her an ominous glare, then redirected his gaze to the front porch. “I am fine and must work hard and fast. I have much work to do.”
Maria released him and stepped back, bewildered. “Are you mad at me? I only just found out what happened a few minutes ago. Dr. Parrish called my dad and told him about the earthquake. I didn’t notice it, but some of my friends did. Jon? Can you hear me? Jon?”
Jon pushed past her and went into the house.
Kelly got close to Maria and
