Alissa left shortly after Raven. It was pointless talking to her former friends; they wouldn’t listen and hanging out with them didn’t feel the same. She wanted to blame Zach for killing the friendship, but what would it achieve?
Inside the haunted house, Zach had said all would be revealed when the time was right. The blanks would be filled in. But so far, all Alissa had were more questions. Nothing made sense, and Connor’s revelation left her more confused than ever.
Alissa stared up at the sky, calling out to Zach as she had done in her nightmares. “When are the blanks going to fill? When? Because any time now would be good.”
When she heard footsteps at her side, Alissa half expected to find Zach beside her. A sound of relief escaped her as she turned and found Rick’s confu
