Chapter 19

"Oh, no…! Simon, turn the car around!"

"What—?" Simon turned his head to give Sara a startled glance from where he sat behind the wheel of his car on Saturday evening, driving them both to the party.

She clutched at the arm of his black evening jacket. "Turn the car around —now—and get us out of here!" she repeated fiercely as she released his arm to stare up in horror at the brightly lit house at the end of the short gravel driveway.

There was already a car in front of them, and one had just turned into the driveway behind them too, effectively blocking any move on Simon's part to do as Sara asked and turn the car around.

"What’s wrong, Sara?" He reached out with his free hand to clasp one of hers, instantly aware of how cold that hand was, considering the warmth of the summer evening.

What was wrong? Sara had just realized that the party Simon was taking her to was at the home of her ex-father-in-law to be…Bruce's father… That was what was wrong! Why