(Lena)
I got home a little after eight.
The drive had taken longer than usual because I had sat in the parking garage for ten minutes before starting the car. Not thinking about anything specific. Just sitting in the quiet and letting the day settle before I had to walk back into the house.
Not yet is not no.
I started the car eventually and drove.
The house was lit up when I pulled into the driveway. Brad's car was there and the lights were on downstairs and upstairs in the back where Jade's room was. Everything looked the same from the outside. It always looked the same from the outside.
I went in through the front door and set my bag down in the hallway and stopped.
Something was different in the living room.
I stood in the doorway and looked at it and it took me a moment to ide
