47. Maddy
47
MADDY
I .
Was.
Going.
Insane.
I needed to know what was happening.
Anything could be happening.
Someone might be getting murdered.
Someone might be murdering.
I sucked in my breath because what then?
I had to be a part of it, of whatever it was happening.
I cursed under my breath, looking over at Max where he was sleeping on the couch.
I talked him into sneaking downstairs, but he didn’t realize that we should’ve been able to overhear them except that when we got down here, we couldn’t. They left. Slippery little parents.
And the guys. Traine, Axe, and Steele. They were my friends.
What was going on?
I wanted to pull my hair out, or my nails.
I had to move. I couldn’t stay down here anymore.
Patting Max on his arm, I stood, whispering, “I’m sorry, my love.”
Who knew Benadryl was so fast acting. The few times I took it, it usually took an hour. When I slipped it into Max’s water, it hit him almost immediately.
Reaching for a blanket, I covered him up, and that was when the doorbell rang.
I perked up. Now we’re talking. It was almost a party.
I was moving up the stairs when I heard my dad going to the door. He and Mom walked differently. I would recognize the sound of his footsteps for the rest of my life. They were quiet, but ominous at the same time. I rolled my eyes at that thought.
Ominous. My dad. Pfft.
Then I heard a voice I knew.
“Hello!” That was Brinna and she was sounding all bright and cheery, but it wasn’t real. She was… I didn’t like how she was sounding. “This has been a long time coming, don’t you think? Brother-in-law.”
I froze on the stairs. Brother-in-law?
Why was Steele’s sister saying that to my dad?
I kinda regretted drugging Max now.