Chapter 72

The scoff Evan sends her way is full of anger as he can't believe what he's hearing. He laughs. Nothing is funny. "What do you mean you couldn't? You're here now, so why couldn't you be here before?" "Look at you!" She snaps. "You're not even listening to yourself! Why would a six-year-old disappear and never go looking for you? You don't even know what happened and you're yelling at me without giving me time to explain." Evan steps back finally. "So, explain then." "Okay," Carlina speaks slowly. She glances at Norah, causing her chest and stomach to fill with dread when she realizes this whole mess could be about her and add to the list of life changing things that have happened to her within the last month. She has a feeling the list won't be ending anytime soon. "About a month before it happened," Carlina starts, making eye contact with all three of them to make sure they're listening before continuing. "I remember—I don't remember