Before We Were US
Senior Week had just begun and it was far too early for rumors.
We pulled into the driveway. The house was glowing, a warm beacon of lavender-scented safety that felt more like an interrogation room tonight.
“Wash the hoodie, Isla,” Noah said softly as he killed the engine and took off the hoodie . His voice was back to the Noah that always yelled for me to do my laundry , but he still looked puzzled “Before Mom sees the... evidence.”
“I will,” I whispered, clutching the hoodie .
We walked inside, trying to be ghosts. We tried to slip through the seams of the foyer, but Elena was a light-sleeper when it came to the two of us. She was a silhouette in the kitchen, framed by the pale yellow gl