“You sound like my therapist,” she muttered.
“You have a therapist?”
“Don’t know why you’re so shocked. Half the kids in our school need one. Maybe even a little more than half.”
I switched topics. “Where were you on the day Audrey died?”
“At home.”
“Were your parents around?”
“No, they were out.”
First Colton and his vague recollection about being at the arcade on the day Audrey died, and now it seemed Sadie didn’t have an alibi either.
“Did you ever see Audrey arguing with anyone at school, or did she have any issues with any of her classmates, aside from what happened with you, I mean?”
“Audrey was a gentle soul, the kind of person who might tear up if you looked at her the wrong way. She preferred peace over confrontation.”
“What can you tell me about her relationship with Logan?”
“They were two peas in a pod, soulmates who were meant to be together. He’d had a crush on her ever since they were kids. We all knew it.”
“Logan has been missing for several days. Did you know that?”
She raised a brow, her expression one of concern. “I didn’t. Aww, man, I can’t imagine what he’s going through. It’s so sad. He’d finally worked up the nerve to tell her how he felt, and then, she … you know …”
Had the life snuffed out of her.
“Any idea where I could find him?” I asked.
“We’re friends, but not that good of friends. I’d ask Willow Robinson. She knows him a lot better.”
Willow and McKenna were the other two classmates who’d planned to go on the weekend trip with Talia and Audrey—a trip cut short by Audrey’s murder. I planned to speak with them both.
“I’ve just been to see Colton Jagger,” I said. “He admitted he’s dating Talia. Did you know?”
“She’s never come right out and said it, but I suspected as much. Before Audrey died, I saw them together a lot.”
“I’m sure it must have been awkward for Audrey. I heard she wasn’t too happy about them hanging out.”
Sadie wiggled around, adjusting herself in the beanbag chair. “After I accused Audrey of stealing the money from my bag, we didn’t talk much, so I have no idea what she thought about Colton and Talia. I think he’s weird.”
“Colton?”
She nodded.
“In what way?” I asked.
“He always seems to show up everywhere. I go to the store, he’s there. Stop at the gas station, he’s there. It’s creepy. Gives me stalker vibes.”
“We live in a small town. I see the same people all the time. It doesn’t mean they’re stalking me.”
“Small towns are that way. Everyone getting all up in everyone else’s business.”
She had a point.
“Was Colton ever aggressive toward Audrey?” I asked.
