Letters to Nowhere #1 (Completed!)

Letters to Nowhere: Part 56

This overwhelming sense of dread and something I couldn't put my finger on filled my stomach. Especially as I watched Jordan's eyebrows lift and then he headed for the stairs saying, "Be right back."

            How did Stevie get his number, and why was she calling him? I shoved the thought from my head and turned to face Tony. "Hey, I have a question. More like I need a favor, actually."

            He looked both suspicious and curious. "All right...?"

            I sat on the arm of the couch, keeping my eyes on Tony. "I was just wondering if you could get some information for me from your mom? But not tell her who it's for."

            "This sounds illegal, which I'm not totally opposed to."

            I sucked in a breath, closing my eyes for a second. "I just want to know the location of my parents' accident. I know the general area, but the police wouldn't tell me the exact mile marker on the interstate, and I really need to know."

            All the amusement dropped from his round face. "Okay, I'll see what I can do."

            "Thank you," I whispered as Jordan thundered down the steps.

February 27

Dad,

You might have raised a lawyer without even realizing it. I'm bargaining and bribing...well, okay, more like asking, but still...I remembered that you told me once how lawyers have to be investigators, too. That's what I'm doing right now. Digging.

Love, Karen

            "Good news!" Jordan said. "We're going to a party tonight. And Karen, you're having a sleepover with Blair and Stevie at Stevie's apartment. She's already asked my dad and everything."

            "Blair and Stevie are coming to Tony's tonight?" This revelation distracted me from thinking about the fact that he'd just had a five- to six-minute private conversation with Stevie. 

            Jordan stood in front of me, arms folded across his chest, grinning like he'd just created this master plan when I knew for a fact that Stevie having her own apartment was the only reason we were going to this party. Or at least the only reason I was going. Jordan could have easily gotten away with it.

            "You drove your car, you're sneaking out to go to a party—you know what you gotta do between now and tonight, right?"

            "Rob a bank?" I suggested.

            "A layout Jaeger on the uneven bars."

            I grinned just thinking about being able to try it today. Finally. My fingers were already tingling. I glanced at the clock and jumped up, snatching my bag from the floor. "Shit! It's already two. I gotta call my grandma."

            I took off for the stairs, the phone ringing on her end already. I needed to pack a bag for Stevie's and possibly find something in my wardrobe that would make me look a little bit hotter than my much older teammate. Yeah, right.

            "Hi Grandma," I said when she answered. "Guess what? I got the car..."

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