Chapter 73

As I read the note that my dad left for us, my heart and stomach sank low to the ground. What would happen to me? To us? Did he really think that we could last the night in the middle of nowhere? I took a good look at Denise who was heaving beside me, appearing as if her cat died or worse. The feeling was not lost to me. “How many hours did it take for us to hike here?” I expected her to do one of three things- scream a response, ignore me, or attack again, but surprisingly, her voice...