#9: An Unexpected Arrival
Jamie was ready to pull out his phone when he finally saw them. Stacy and little Lauren stepped out of a pick-up truck, smiling and waving as the driver pulled away. Jamie froze. He didn’t recognize the truck—or the person behind the wheel. His stomach tightened with dread.
As his wife and daughter hurried toward him, Jamie studied Stacy more closely. She looked thinner, worn down, almost fragile. And there was something else—a nervous edge in her movements that felt impossible to miss. Something about her wasn’t the same.