Chapter 24

‘Lindsey! Where the hell are you?’ Clem dialed her number, but it rang and rang until it went to her voicemail.

‘She was here a moment ago.’ Clem said to himself.

Sirens blared in the distance, announcing the detective’s arrival. The single police car was followed by a black SUV. Clem didn’t know them. His parents said the meeting had been a hoax and they were on their way home.   Clem’s palms started to sweat. Not even a car lined the street much less a curly haired teenager. Luther Montgomery and his partner Harry burst out of their vehicles. A late to the party ambulance sounded up the road.

That was what prompted the neighbors to burst out of their homes. Jordan was the one behind the wheel of the black SUV.

‘Where is she? Where’s Leah?’ Jordan burst onto the grass and up to Clem.

‘I don’t know, now I can’t find Lindsey.’ Sweat formed on Clem’s brow.

She couldn’t have just vanished. He was inside for barely