“We’ll pack up your clothes right now while he’s at his regional meeting.”

“Last night he took my house key off the ring,” I said.

“We can pry the garage window open with a screwdriver,” Sarah said.

I looked at the dashboard clock.

It said seven minutes after one.

“He checks the driveway security camera on his phone every twenty minutes,” I said.

“If I go anywhere near the yard without him, he’ll call the police and report a break-in.”

Sarah watched a white delivery van pull up to the strip mall curb.