Chapter 6

I hung up the phone while still crying, then got up and warmed myself a glass of milk.

After finishing it, I set the empty cup on the table and scrubbed Emily's milk glass until it was sparkling clean. Finally, I picked up the phone again and gave my address to 911.

It wasn't until Emily was taken away in the ambulance that I finally called my dad, who was out at a business dinner.

"Dad, something's happened. Emily fell down the stairs, and she's unconscious. The ambulance already took her away," I said, my voice shaking.

On the other…