An hour passed. Then another. I sat beside the front window with my phone in my hand, staring at the driveway so hard my eyes hurt.
Lily kept asking where Leo was. I kept telling her he’d be home soon.
But I didn’t believe it.
When Brenda finally pulled into the driveway at 2:30, I was outside before she even turned off the engine.
Leo climbed out of the back seat crying. He had something small and golden clenched in
