Isabel clamped her hand over her mouth, pressing hard to stop the sob that wanted to break out. Her body shook all over. Her mind screamed only one thing...what the heck.
She stumbled back down the hall, her feet barely making a sound, until she reached her room.
She pushed the door shut fast and locked it, twisting the lock twice to be sure. Her back hit the wood, her chest rising and falling in sharp, shallow breaths.
Her eyes darted around the room like she expected Lena to come crawling out of the shadows. She whispered to herself, voice shaking, “No… no this can’t be true. Lena? Mom?”
Her legs gave way and she slid down the door, her hand still clamped over her mouth. Hot tears spilled through her fingers. “She held me… she comforted me,” she choked, shaking her head. “How could
