Everything inside me went still.
“What are you talking about?”
For a second, I couldn’t even process what he’d said.
“My… parents?”
He nodded.
“And Daniel?” I pressed. “What does he have to do with that?”
The officer hesitated again, but this time, I was ready.
“What aren’t you telling me?”
He took a breath.
“That’s something we were hoping to discuss with both of you, but you should know, Daniel came forward recently. He provided information that connects him directly to what happened that night.”
“What aren’t you telling me?”
I felt my grip tighten on the wheels of my chair.
“That doesn’t make any sense. I’ve known him for years. He would’ve told me.”
My Grandma placed a hand on my shoulder. “Sweetheart, let them explain—”
“No,” I said, shaking my head. “Something’s not right. How do you know he’s telling the truth?”
I looked back at the officer.
“Because he gave details, no one else could’ve known.”
That’s the moment something shifted inside me.
“He would’ve told me.”
“I need to talk to him,” I said. “I’m going to find him.”
“Miss—” the officer started.
My Grandma chimed in. “Lisa, you don’t have to rush into this—”
I didn’t wait for them to stop me. I grabbed my purse from the hook by the door and wheeled past them before they could say anything else.
Because whatever Daniel had been hiding, I wasn’t going to hear it from anyone else.
“I need to talk to him.”
“Lisa, wait!” my grandma called after me.
“I’ll be back,” I said, already moving down the porch ramp.
I called a ride the second I hit the sidewalk. While I waited, I pulled up my contacts and scrolled until I found someone who might help.
Jake.
He and Daniel had been close since middle school.
He answered on the third ring. “Sup, Lis?”
“I need Daniel’s address. Right now.”
“Lisa, wait!”
There was a pause. “Why?”
