day.
“Mom,” he said. His voice faltered. “I need to confess something.”
I turned off the burner.
I put down the spoon and drew out a kitchen chair.
“Come here, honey,” I said. “Sit down. Tell me what’s wrong.”
Luke stayed where he was.
He dragged his sleeve over his damp cheeks. He glanced anxiously toward the hall.
Then he went back and quietly locked the front door.
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He engaged the deadbolt and checked it twice.
“Is anybody else here?”
