Have you ever wanted to go back?
I�ve contemplated it every day for the last six years.
Knowing once I did, I�d wreck everything all over again, but still�I dream.
Until last night.
My past came back to me.
As I finished my set, looking through the smoke and flashing lights, I see him. The wreckage still written on Chord�s face, tells me hell�s coming. I can�t erase the hurt my leaving caused, and I�ll be damned if I let him wreck us even more.
But when I utter one word, I know we�re finished before we can even begin to pick up the pieces.
Silas.
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�Talk to me.�
�Nothing, brother. Are you sure she was coming to school after?� I know Thayer�s trying to help, but so help me�I can�t with this.
�Yes, I�m positive. You know she would tell me,� I growl.
�Okay, alright. Just double checking.� She sighs. �What are you doing?�
�I just turned onto the highway, I�m hauling ass to her house.�
�Please be careful, you know how Lisa feels about you,� Thayer warns me with good intentions.
�Fuck her, like she gives a shit about Sarah,� I bark at her. �I�m sorry. I�m fucking scared.�
�Brother, I�m scared too. But you have to calm down, you�re not gonna do her any good being this upset.� She tries to calm me as best she can, but it�s not helping.
�I know!� I yell as the light turns green, and I spin my tires.
�Chord, slow down. You�ll not be any help if you wreck.� Her voice wavers as my stomach takes a pitfall.
I turn into her mobile home park, driving straight to her place. I shove my stick into park, licking my dry lips. �I�m here, give me five.� I don�t even let her answer before hanging up and jumping from my SUV.
I scan the area, looking for anyone who can tell me anything. Nothing, it�s like no one�s home. I take the steps two at a time. Pounding on the door the second I can. No answer.
I walk around the trailer, checking doors and windows, but there�s no sign of anyone. I rub my forehead, my heart racing. I close my eyes, trying to regain my senses. �Go home, maybe she�ll call,� I convince myself.
I drive the long way home, searching every bus stop and bench in the city. She�s nowhere to be found. There�s still no texts or a call. I�ve never been so pissed and frightened at the same time in my life. �Please, Lord, let her be alright. She means� everything to me.� I wipe the fledgling tears away as I make my way home.
I�m not even parked before One�s at my door. I shake my head. �She wasn�t there, One.� When my brother wraps his arms around me, I allow my fears to take me, and I cry.
�She�s gonna be alright, we�ll find her.� He pats my back, trying to calm my trembling body.
�Chord,� Dad calls my name, helping me to pull myself together. �We can�t make a formal report until tomorrow. Come on in, let me write down what you know.�
�Baby boy, come in, you�re a mess.� Mom slips her arm around my waist as One releases his hold.
�I know something�s wrong, I can feel it.� I stumble through the door.
We spend the rest of the evening going over everything I know. Her texts, where she was going, and the last time anyone heard from her. It was Thayer, she called my sister last. I�m a little surprised as to how I feel about that fact.
Watching as the sky turns dark, my body quakes with fear. Sarah hates the night, with good reason. I try to keep my mind busy, thinking of what could be happening to her has me freaking out.
I pace the foyer, waiting on Dad�s friend to arrive, he�s a detective. I refused to go to school today. It�s been twenty-four hours since I�ve heard from Sarah. I couldn�t even sleep last night, so school isn�t a priority.
About the Author
Leaona, also known as Lea, lives with her husband, Lu in southern WV. A mother of three sons and mother in law to three amazing woman. She enjoys spending time with her furbabies, Kaylea (cat) and Frankie (beagle), watching Carolina Panthers and Marshall University Football, reading, writing, gardening, crafts, NASCAR, TWD, HGTV, hot rods, and surf fishing.
Lea was inspired to write while she raised her family, never dreaming one day, she would be published. While loving all genres of books, Lea writes redeeming contemporary romance that are gritty and true to life. She draws from her life and loves to create her characters from everyday situations, proving everyone can be redeemed.
Leaona (Lee-aw-na) released her first book in June 2016 upon the encouragement of her father, who passed away before seeing her dream come true. The Cove Series was followed by Highway 17 Series, all are standalone family sagas and intertwine.
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