Chapter 42

Throughout the night, all I could think about was what Darius said about Liam. Did he think that Liam was behind the killing of those girls? Was Liam truly capable of something like that? I didn’t know Liam well but I was fairly certain that he could not do that. I wanted answers and I made a mental note to ask Liam about it. By morning, I had decided how I was going to do it. I sent Liam a text apologizing for Darius’ actions and asked for a do-over date around 11. He didn’t respond but the text showed delivered and I hoped that he wasn’t too angry to respond. When I got out of my room, I knew that something was wrong. Grandma was seated on the dining table and she had her head in her hands. Even Chris was there and he looked as somber as Grandma was. The air was thick with despair and I hesitated before making my presence known. I wasn’t sure what was happening but I knew it was bad. “Are you guys okay?” I asked and Grandma was the first to look up at me. “You’re acting like someo