Two Black SUVs Rolled Into My Aunt’s Backyard

Ethan on Donna’s porch holding a homemade cardboard telescope.

Tyler saw over my shoulder and went white.

“Why him?”

Pierce answered because I couldn’t, not right away.

“Smart kids are easy to bait if you know what they love. Fake scholarship call. Fake camp invitation. Astronomy club. Doesn’t take much.”

Aunt Donna sank into a patio chair so hard it squealed.continue reading …