It was way after lunchtime. Her stomach was growling but she couldn’t imagine putting anything in it. She was angry and exhausted, but she felt like she was getting her feet under her again. Now if she could only get her mind on work— Her cell phone chimed. Her mother, she saw on the display. She shut it off. The house phone rang almost immediately. Rae put her head down on her desk. She really didn’t want to talk to anyone. She didn’t even want to think anymore, let alone feel. And if she didn’t answer the phone she wasn’t going to get any peace because her mother would keep calling. She picked up the cordless handset and pushed the TALK button. “I’m not coming back.” “That’s too bad,” Annie said, “because your father and I have nowhere to sleep tonight.” “Get my keys from Conn and come get the Airstream.” “Really, Sunny, you took it, you should bring it back.” “Nope, but thanks for calling.” “Wait,” her mother said, sounding unusually hesitant.
