She vanished like smoke in the air but the cold chill she left behind in the room felt heavier than any truth I had ever known before.
I stood frozen still, the torn page shaking in my hand. The hallway was empty and quiet, the front door making a soft click sound shut just a few seconds too late for me. I ran fast after her, bursting out onto the big porch outside but the long driveway was quiet and empty, the dark night swallowing her whole like she was never there. She was gone. Completely gone.
"Lara, stop! Wait!" Victor caught up to me fast, his hand closing gently around my arm to stop me. "Running blind into the dark is exactly what she is counting on you to do. We need to stop and think first."
"Think about what?" My voice cracked and broke. "The woman who said she was my gran
