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My attention’s drawn to my backpack and the pile of clothes scattered in the hallway.Oops.Dex and I had gotten so carried away, I’d forgotten about them.
I pick my jeans up off the floor and shake them.
Something heavy clatters to the floor.Great.Found my phone. Hope I didn’t crack my screen.
I lean over to pick it up and the screen flashes with a missed call. Shit. Did Libby need a ride? I glance at the time. She should’ve been home by now.
The phone dings and buzzes.
I flick the screen on. Not broken. That’s good.
A line of text messages and missed calls appears on the screen.
My blood runs cold.
Between the time we left the clubhouse and now, Libby tried to text me a bunch of times.
Libby: Em, can you come pick me up?
Libby: Yoohoo! You said you’d come get me.
Libby: Is everything okay?
Libby: Mac’s giving me a ride.
My heart thunders against my rib cage.
In between the texts are several missed calls from Libby and a few from a local number I don’t recognize.
Damn. I feel like shit. Too busy screwing my boyfriend to answer my sister when she needs me. I’m going to owe her big.
I dial her number. It rings and rings, then goes to voicemail.
“Sorry I missed your texts, pudding. Cell service was spotty out there. I’m home now if you still need a ride.”
I disconnect the call and stare at my phone.
It lights up with an incoming call. Again with the number I don’t recognize. It better not be one of those damn places trying to sell me an extended car warranty.
“Hello?”
“Is this Emily Walker?” Ice cold fear snakes through my stomach.
“Yes, who’s this?”
“Are you the guardian of Liberty Walker?”
My legs shake and I stagger forward, bracing my hand against the wall. “She’s my sister. What’s going on?”
“Ma’am, your sister has been in a car accident. She was brought into the Johnsonville Emergency Room. We’ve been trying to reach you.”
Tears slide down my cheeks. “Is she okay?”
“She’s stable. But we need you to—”
“I’m on my way right now.”
CHAPTERFIFTY-THREE
