Chapter 44

Rae’s POV

I am sitting and waiting for Mama to come home. I don’t why but I feet really guilty for just the brief moment of a kiss. I sigh. Maybe it’s because I am afraid that my relationship with my friend is going to change. Then again, I wasn’t really a good friend anyway. I was accusing him of murder.

An urgent knock sounds, startling me. Did Alrich forget something? Or, maybe he realized that I was going to be left alone and decided to stay with me. I jump up and answer the door.

I was sort of excited because I thought that maybe I hadn’t lost my friend. The excitement died down as soon as I opened the door. Jessica and Jonah were standing there looking concerned.

“What’s wrong?” I ask. Jonah pushes past me and walks into the house. “Excuse me? What do you think that you are doing?”

“He’s just checking your home, Raleigh.” Jessica says.

I tilt my head. “Is there a reason that you feel the need to do so? Did something happen?”

“We don’t know. You tell us?”

I think for a minute. “