Elaine flinched at his voice but kept her eyes on mine. “I didn’t come to take anything,” she whispered. “I just… couldn’t stay quiet anymore.”
“Quiet about what?” I asked.
Elaine’s lips trembled. “The truth.”
She stepped backward, already retreating.
She shook her head once. “Please. Ask him.”
Then she turned and walked down my driveway, shoulders stiff continue reading …