Their Perfect Lie, My Unseen Truth

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ue. Her expression, still softened by her call with Hope, hardened into one of annoyanc

dear?" she asked, her voi

in concentration. "Almost. It's wa

pled, a clear indication he' d rushed straight from the hospital. His face was pale, his eyes wide with concern. He a

going on? I just heard about a Jane Doe, a young

tion in his eyes. "Kyle, son. What are

She hasn't been answering her phone all day." Kyle's gaze swept around the room,

Fawn. Who knows where that one is. Probably off somewhere, sulking because she could

authority. "That's not fair! Fawn's not selfish. She just... she feels m

calls when she wants something. Or when she's causing trouble. She knew we were busy. Hope's

ly upset earlier. She texted me asking if I'd heard from you or Mom, said she was i

Fawn's definition of trouble is probably running out of tatto

yes scanning the water-stained words. H

She's a grown woman. If she wants to play games and disappear before important family events, th

ooked at my parents, then at my body, a desperate comprehen

his fingers flying across the screen.

er phone off to avoid responsibility. Let her live with th

e, his expression solemn. He caught sight of

s voice flat, his eyes still on his phone,

nt?" Deborah asked, regaining her profession

d my covered form. "But we've got some new information from the preliminary scene. There's a mis

the note, his eyes narrowed. "

barely a whisper. He looked direct

ken only by the frantic, silent clicking of

voice low and dangerous. "Fawn isn't missing. She's... she

the tension. "It was ransacked. And her landlord said she hadn't been seen in over

No. That's impossible. Fawn wouldn't... she would never

's voice was hollow, filled with a sudden, chilling reali

, his face a mask of horror. "Dad... Mom... Fawn's not answering. She's not answeri

Bishop... the missing persons report came in late last night. We assumed Fa

aling. "We thought she was just avoiding Hope's

ir sudden, terrifying insight. They had dismissed me, judged me, b