Jackson

The second Jessa disappeared after Mariah, my entire body went tight.

Like someone had pulled a cord inside my chest and tied it into a knot.

Mariah Morales didn’t run.

Mariah didn’t crack.

And she just walked out of the cafeteria like she couldn’t breathe.

I stared at the doorway for a beat too long, my leg bouncing under the table so hard it was shaking the bench.

Noah sat beside me, jaw clenched, eyes tracking the same spot.

Shane was still holding his phone like it was ...