Chapter 5 - Uncovering Dark Secrets Hidden Inside The Pantry Walls
Maya set Emma down at the kitchen island, handing her a juice box and a napkin to wipe her tear-stained cheeks.
She walked over to the pantry door, her hand brushing against the wooden frame where Emma liked to hide her toys.
“What are you looking for, Maya? Leave the kitchen alone,” Richard said, his tone shifting from pleading to defensive.
Maya pulled open the pantry door, scanning the lower shelves stacked with cereal boxes and canned goods.
Tucked neatly behind a row of flour containers was a heavy shoebox wrapped tightly in thick gray duct tape.
She reached past a bag of dry crackers, pulling the suspicious box out into the glaring kitchen light.
Richard lunged forward across the linoleum, trying to snatch the box out of her hands before she could read the label.
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“Give that to me right now! It’s private!” Richard shouted, his face twisting with genuine, unadulterated panic.
Maya stepped back sharply, evading his grasp and ripping the tape away with her bare fingernails.
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