how about the 3 trees? 1 for each of us. r the trees still there? do U still have Maxine? Is lucy still pretty?
the trees are still there. but maxine died. lucy thinks she’s pretty. she is I guess.
that makes me sad about maxine.
me too. I miss her.
howis yr mom?
she’s great.
hows yr dad?
he’s great. he’s gone a lot.
Joe cringed and tried to swallow. No luck.
is lucy there now?
she’s sleeping.
wake her up. I wanna say hi.
just talk 2 me now.
ok.
Where r u?
“At this point,” Marybeth said, “Sheridan is pretty sure she’s texting back and forth with April. I am, too. But Joe, it just can’t be, can it?”
“No it can’t,” he said, his stomach roiling.
aspen
is that where u live?
no.
where do u live?
noplace really. in a car I guess. lol.
W/yr family?
w/a man & his son. not family. its weird. we’ve been all over theplace.
where?
chicago madison mt rushmore aspen. some places I dont know. cheyene.
do U have a real home?
not rly. for 2 weeks its been this car. i used to live in chicago.
what r u doing?
im along for the ride. its weird. They r doing bad things but im not.
what kinds of bad things?
rly bad things.
like what?
some pple died.
omg, April! R u ok?
im OK.
Joe sat back, rubbed his eyes. “This can’t be true. This can’t be happening.”
shld i call the cops? dad knows cops everywhere.
no. 2 complicated.
u shld call the cops.
do u still have toby?
yes. R u safe?
i think so.
Why did u take so long 2 call me?
2 complicated.
Why can’t i talk 2 u?
they’ll kno I have a phone.
call ME
