“Hi, Mother,” I said looking at the screen. “Come over here now.” Mother sounded frantic. I grabbed my aspirin bottle out of my purse. “What’s going on?” “The neighbor kid continues to sneak over here and swim in my pool. I caught him again today and called his father. He told me to go to hell. Y...
Hail the size of quarters pounded the house on and off, making the roads so dangerous that Nicole stayed home. She wandered the house fitfully, unable to settle down to anything.There were a few pleasant interruptions to break the monotony of the day. Cecilia called for a girl chat, and they talk...
She must have left for the day, but I could hear Tucker’s voice from down the hall. I took a seat in the waiting room. I scanned the back parking lot, and realized Tucker and I were the only ones here.I could hear Tucker speaking to someone, but I didn’t hear anyone respond. I was about to knock ...