~ELENA

My heart was in my throat. I read the message over and over, read it until my eyes blurred over, but I still found it hard to believe.

Mark had to be kidding, right? He was just trying to mess with my head, right? He could not possibly be here, right in front of Joey's house.

Right?

But what if he was? What if he wasn't just messing with my head, and he was really in front of the house?

What if he had watched Joey pull out of the driveway, then walked all the way to the door before ...