240 OLIVIA AND CARAMEL

Isabella ran out of the mall, leaving all that she had bought at the checkout point. She got into her car and sped out of the parking lot. As she drove, she couldn't stop thinking about what Nancy could be doing to Luke. Could she be hurting him? She thought. A thousand disturbing scenarios formed in her head as she remembered Sandra's words about seeing Nancy choke Luka. "Please be okay, Luka," she whispered desperately as she pushed her foot hard on the accelerator pedal, ignoring the red light in front of her. When she got home, the house was silent. "Nancy!" she yelled, but got no response. She swallowed hard as she made her way up the stairs. She heard water running from the bathroom. She quickened her steps, and just as she got there, she saw Nancy drop Luka into the bathtub full of water. "Luka!!" Isabella ran toward the bathtub and pulled Luka out of it. His ear-piercing screams filled the bathroom the moment she pulled him out. "Oh, my baby. I'm so sorry." She p