Sorceress
“HE GRABBED FOR his cell phone, only to groggily realize the call was on their landline, the one that was in the phone book but that no one except telemarketers and political robocalls ever used. And nobody ever called before seven a.m.
Except in an emergency.
He dashed into the living room, hoping the phone hadn’t yet woken up his dad. The only other sound was the constant drumming of rain on the windows. “Hello?”
“This is Simon Caldani. Nadia’s father.” He sounded terrible, like he was sick.
F...ear seemed to circle Mateo’s heart, and squeeze tightly. “Is Nadia okay?”
“She’s not with you?” Mr. Caldani’s voice cracked. “I was just sure . . . I’d been counting on her being at your place.”
When the father of a teenage girl actually hoped she’d slept over at her boyfriend’s, things were seriously bad. “Is she missing?”
A long pause followed. “Nadia and I—the other night—she told me some things that I—I didn’t react well.” What could he possibly mean?MoreLess
Except in an emergency.
He dashed into the living room, hoping the phone hadn’t yet woken up his dad. The only other sound was the constant drumming of rain on the windows. “Hello?”
“This is Simon Caldani. Nadia’s father.” He sounded terrible, like he was sick.
F...ear seemed to circle Mateo’s heart, and squeeze tightly. “Is Nadia okay?”
“She’s not with you?” Mr. Caldani’s voice cracked. “I was just sure . . . I’d been counting on her being at your place.”
When the father of a teenage girl actually hoped she’d slept over at her boyfriend’s, things were seriously bad. “Is she missing?”
A long pause followed. “Nadia and I—the other night—she told me some things that I—I didn’t react well.” What could he possibly mean?MoreLess
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