Hawaii Can Wait_The Girls Series by Sheila Horgan

Author:Sheila Horgan [Horgan, Sheila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

SIX

Suzi dropped Carolyn off early. She had a doctor appointment before work. Although Carolyn offered to accompany her granddaughter, Suzi preferred to be alone.

Carolyn was getting more and more worried. Suzi seemed to be slipping into a depression, just as Carolyn had done several times in her life. Knowing how hard it was to come out the other side whole and healthy, Carolyn was determined to keep a watchful eye and find a way to help Suzi through her trauma.

While Anna and Adeline scanned the World Wide Web for anything they could find about Barry, she would take a few minutes to do some research about depression and anything she could do at home and unofficially to help Suzi. She’d already offered to pay for counseling and to attend support groups, but Suzi would have no part of it.

Adeline opened the door with a huge smile on her face. She welcomed Carolyn as if she were in her own home, leading her back to the kitchen area where Anna was putting homemade cinnamon rolls in the oven.

“I helped. Anna is such a wonderful and patient teacher, there is a chance I could actually learn to make a meal before I die.”

Carolyn laughed. A serious improvement of her day.

“It smells heavenly. How did she do, Anna?”

“She has natural skills. I think maybe tonight we will tackle bread. She can take out some of her aggressions on the dough. How are things going for you and Suzi? Any news on Cara?”

“Cara is improving. Spending more time awake. Her entire family is coming and going from the hospital. A.J. and Teagan virtually never leave her side. Teagan especially is taking this very hard. Suzi says when she is in the hospital room she is calm and upbeat but when she is on the other side of the door, she is terrified and angry beyond words. Suzi said that she is certain that once Cara has gotten better and Teagan is able to really talk to her, Suzi will be persona non grata with their family.”

“That might be true. If that happens, we’ll deal with it when it comes.”

“Thanks. So, what are we doing today?”

“First we will have our tea and pastry. Then we will go in the den and see what the fairies have left us in the form of emails from Roland and company. Then I think we do more of what we did yesterday. What I’d like to do is create a timeline of Barry’s life. See if we can get it pretty detailed. Then when we think we know a little something, we can maybe get in contact with some of the people.”

“You know, Adeline, something you said to my Suzi really struck a chord with me. You were telling her what happened with your first husband. That he took you from all the people you knew.”

“That’s right. I know now that it is actually quite common for abusers to isolate the person they have chosen to focus on. I refuse to be called a victim.

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