CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part six)
Wednesday — 2:40 P.M.
Unsure of what to do, Sandy took the kids to the Castle. She knew they felt comfortable there and Delphie or Jill would take care of them. Sandy couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that Aden was going to do something stupid. She needed to find him.
Her sense of panic increased [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part five)
Wednesday — 2:20 P.M.
Sandy was driving Aden’s car with Nash, Noelle and Buster in the back when her cell phone rang. Glancing at the number, Sandy passed the phone back to Noelle.
“It’s your Dad,” Sandy said. “He wants to know how your surgery went.”
“Daddy?” Noelle asked into the phone.
“Hi Sweetie! How did it [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part four)
Wednesday — 2:16 P.M.
Katy woke up when Jill left to go to the bathroom. Sitting up on the couch, Katy saw Jill’s cell phone on her desk. She picked up the cell phone. Remembering how her Mom called Auntie Megan, she dialed.
“Hello?” Katy said into the cell phone.
“Hello,” A nice man’s voice said [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part three)
Wednesday — 1:35 P.M.
Jill had gone in to check on Katy and found her in a trance. Unsure of how to help her baby, Jill climbed into the bed. Sitting with her back against the headboard, she moved Katy onto her lap. Scooter snuggled close to both of them. An hour passed. Katy’s [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part two)
Wednesday – 12:20 P.M.
The Castle
Not quite awake, but not really asleep, Katy lay in the guest bedroom next to Jill’s office. She’d developed a fever overnight and had to stay home from the Marlowe school. And today, of all days, Uncle Mike had decided to finally paint the walls of her room.
She [...]

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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
(part one)
The next day
Wednesday – 4:30 A.M.
The Castle

Bundled with a thick sweater over her pajamas, Jill waited for her brother Steve in the main Castle living room. Steve arrived around 4:30 in the morning to help Honey get ready for her day. Hearing a key in the lock, Jill stood to greet him.
“Jill! [...]

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