A Stranger in the House

by Shari Lapena

She remembers how frightened she’d been. All those times she’d come home and found things slightly out of place, subtle signs that someone had been going through her things. It had scared her. And Tom knew nothing about it.

She wishes she could tell her why she’s so frightened. But she can’t tell her best friend, or her husband, the truth.

After a while she pulled into this little parking lot off the main road. I drove past while she was parking and then I did a U-turn and came back and parked across the street.”