Zoe had not bothered to roll up the windows, she didn’t mind the cold air stinging her cheeks and her eyes as she parked in front of her house. She stood in front of the porch steps just staring at the white mansion. How was she ever going to go inside knowing they weren’t coming back home?

She had lied to Alice and Aubrey, there was nothing she needed from the house. But she had this sudden urge to go back to the house and stay there. She didn’t want to leave. The comfort of her own house helped her calm her nerves down. She walked past the kitchen, the...