The doorbell rang at Sandy’s hair studio. Sandy had come to the studio early because she felt so nervous about today. Charlie had agreed to spend the day with her, but he wouldn’t arrive until the other kids were off to school. Sandy hadn’t been able to sleep a wink. With the hope that a little...
Bruno said in breathless broken English. He pointed to the top of his breast pocket. “Experiment Genetics, Latin.” “Experiri Genetics,” Jill grunted. “They want Jill’s babies!” Sandy gasped. “What do we do?” Noelle was suddenly standing right next to them. With hand in a cast and her bruised face...
Denver, Colorado Jeraine opened his laptop at the dining room table to read his email. They had gone for a grueling long run, stuffed down breakfast, and now Tanesha was finishing getting ready. She had a lab class this afternoon, so school started a little later today. But since Fin disappeare...
Denver, Colorado Jill and Ivy were clearing the dishes from the dinner table when Delphie got up and went to the window. She moved back the blinds to look out. Since Valerie was gone, the paparazzi had given up their posts around the house. The street was quiet. She watched for a moment, and sh...
“Sure,” Hector James said. “I wanted to get one, but Dad won’t let me. When I’m eighteen, I’m going to get a big sunflower, like yours.” While she’d like to think he wanted one because of her, Hector James was a deeply personal and practical boy. If he wanted the tattoo, it was for some special r...
Alex’s eye never left the video feed coming from Leena’s camera. Colin took Steve’s IV bag from her. “Raz, can you get the heat readings for the banquet hall?” Alex asked. Raz started working on his laptop. “Just in case we missed something.” An SSG officer appeared in front of Leena. He gave her...
When Jackie cried, Valerie lifted her from the bed and slipped out of their bedroom. She was about to sit down on their couch when she remembered that Sandy was usually up at this time too. She held Jackie close and crept out of the apartment. She paused in the kitchen to listen. The house was ...