Summary

Chapter 19 is in the present. Libby has a strange nightmare about Runner returning to her life and trying to replace her injured finger. During the dream, a memory surfaces about the night of the murders. She recalls that during the night of the murder, Ben left the light on in his room.

The next day she goes to the prison so she can talk to Ben. She asks about the light and Ben says he snuck out that night because he got in a fight with their mom. She was upset because she couldn’t find him when all the chaos was going on with Krissi. Ben says that she told him that she believed he didn’t do anything to Krissi. Libby presses Ben for more details, especially about Diondra. At the mention of Diondra's name Ben gets upset and says he just...