Night Games Holly Molly ❲TRUSTED❳

From the ditch, the twins scrambled out, muddy and terrified. Leo dropped from the slide, skinning his knee. Ellie’s feet clanged down the fire escape. They all ran toward Maya, and Maya ran toward the one lit window in the cul-de-sac—her kitchen, where her mom was making hot chocolate.

That night, Maya dreamt of glittering eyes and a soft voice that said, Tomorrow night. Hide-and-seek. We promise not to cheat. night games holly molly

Maya did the only thing that made sense. She stopped playing by the rules. From the ditch, the twins scrambled out, muddy and terrified

Silence. Then a rustle.