Carolyn’s Point of View
“Where are you taking me?” I asked as Damian kept his arm around my waist, tightly holding me to his side as he led me around the side of the house. He shushed me, holding a finger up to his lips as his eyes narrowed on mine. I pressed my lips together, but that only left me feeling more confused. Why were we sneaking around his own house?
Brianna moved ahead of us, crouched slightly as she too snuck around the house. She took big steps, practically leaping from one foot to the other until we reached the backyard. With the sun going down now, it was getting harder and harder to see through the shadows as Brianna led us up to an iron fence. Her hands fiddled with the latch and I couldn’t help but think to myself, what was back here that was so important for me to
