“Hey. I wanted to update you—we don’t have Josh.” My stomach sinks down like an elevator. “What happened?” “We called Uncle Oran, and he said Josh hadn’t come into work today—he called in sick. So we went to Josh’s house instead. But there was nobody there. The place was a fucking mess. It was hard to tell if he’d packed up and cleared out or if he’s just a slob.” “His office is like that, too,” I tell Cal. “We searched the streets to see if his car was anywhere around. Bribed his neighbor, but he said Josh left that morning at the normal time and he hadn’t seen him come back. We’ve got eyes
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