Chapter 14: SchemesMatt burst outside and sprinted to the end of the driveway. He opened the mailbox and sifted through the envelopes.
Nothing.
He sighed and plodded into the kitchen, dropping the letters on the table. Auntie was washing dishes.
“Hi, Matt.”
“Hi.”
“Have you heard from your sister lately?”
Matt looked at Auntie out of the corner of his eye. “No,” he said, letting his disappointment show.
“If you do, would you let me know? You haven’t heard from her in a while, have you?”
Panic stabbed his chest and he couldn’t look at her. “No.” He hurried to his bedroom.
Jon-Allen was lying on the floor, drawing.
“I think Auntie knows Ash ran away again,” Matt whispered.
“How could she know?” Jon-Allen said, not taking his eyes off the paper.
“She asks me every day if I’ve heard
