Chapter 80

Inside a conference room at the youth recreational center, Ella Sinclair divided her attention between the nine other event committee members while they discussed the raffle donations for the annual Firefighters Ball. Something about a handmade quilt and a basket of bath products were currently on the docket.

She wondered if anyone would notice if she snuck out. Though she'd joined the committee when she'd moved to Redwood Ridge a few years before so she could meet new people, she still hadn't made many friends, aside from a couple co-workers. And she rarely socialized with them off the clock. People hardly ever realized she was present, regardless of the room's headcount. She might have a shot at a decent escape.