Chapter 21 Ghost In The Photo

• Maddison's POV
• The question hung in the air, a spoken spear thrown directly at her, and in that moment, Maddison felt a dozen eyes settle on her. Chloe's face was one of slowly growing surprise, but to Maddison, it felt as though it was a cop's flashlight. The heat of the mug in her hands spread up through her arm.
• "I… I don't know," she managed to say, the sentence awkward and strange on her lips. "I didn't really know anyone outside of class."