Questions Unanswered

The ride to the police station answered none of Samantha’s unasked questions. Who did the ring belong to? Why the police? What did Mr. Dalton know that she didn’t? The silence was heavy, each moment stretching as Samantha played the day’s events over in her mind, looking for clues.

Waiting outside the station, she reflected on the unexpected turn of events, replaying the morning in her mind, trying to make sense of it all. Her contemplation was interrupted by Mr. Dalton knocking on her window, his face drawn and weary, his eyes filled with unspoken pain.

Next: Samantha is about to learn the truth.