His voice sharpened.
“Get out of this room.”
My desperation exploded.
“My brother died seventeen years ago!”
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The words
echoed through the bathroom.
Mr. Bennett froze.
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I could hear my own breathing.
I pressed one hand against the counter.
“His name was Ryan Morgan. He was twenty-four. He disappeared after telling me he had gotten involved with people he shouldn’t have trusted.”
Mr. Bennett’s face drained of color.
“He wore that locket every day.”
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Silence.
“It was a gift from our mother before she died.”
Still silence.
“So don’t tell me I’m mistaken.”
He closed his eyes.
I moved closer.
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“Who are you?”
His eyes opened again.
“You already know my name.”
“Christopher Bennett.”
