Nancy’s POVAndrew was standing beside my car.He was breathing hard. His shirt was soaked through at the collar, and his hair was wild, and he'd followed me down two miles of road on foot, or in some car I hadn't noticed, or— I didn't know. I didn't care. He was staring at me through the glass with an expression I'd never seen on his face before.He looked afraid."Nancy," he said, and his voice cracked in the middle. "We need to talk. Please. Before you go anywhere. It's about my mother, and it's about Catherine, and I think—" He swallowed. "I think I've made a terrible mistake."I lowered the window two inches. Not all the way. The recorder was still in my fist, pressed against my ribs, and I was sure he could hear my heart through the glass."You followed me? What is your problem?" I said, trying as best as I could to keep my composure. All I could think about was that he had slept with the woman who had already killed two people, an although he wasn’t aware, I still hated him for
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