Silent Honor (1996) by Danielle Steel

Author:Danielle Steel [Steel, Danielle]
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-12-19T00:40:37.062000+00:00

Chapter 10.

THE DAY they left their house was the darkest any of them had ever experienced and one they would always remember.

The dog was already gone, and the car, and the house was almost empty.

There was an eerie feeling to it now. The new owners were coming by that afternoon to start moving in, and Tak had left the keys with a neighbor.

They had thrown most of their food away, which seemed a waste, and given the rest to Peter.

But the most painful of all was leaving the house they had lived in for nearly eighteen years. Reiko and Tak had bought it when she was expecting Ken. It was the house all of their children had come home to after they'd been born, the house they had all known and loved, and where they had been happy for most of their marriage. Reiko stood looking around her for a last time, thinking of the happy times, and Tak had come to stand with her for a moment and put an arm around her.

"We'll be back, Rei," he said sadly.

"But it'll be someone else's," she said, as tears streamed down her face.

"We'll buy another house." But they had lives to live, and obstacles to overcome before they could return to do that. "I promise."

"I know," she said, trying to be brave, and as she slowly walked out, holding his hand, she said a small prayer, hoping they would all be home again soon, safe and together.

Peter drove them to the control station with their meager belongings.

Everything had been tagged with the tags that had been given to them.

Tami wore hers on the button of her sweater. Sally's was on her wrist, and Reiko's, Tak's, and Ken's were on their jackets. And Peter carefully attached Hiroko's to the top button of her sweater. 70917.

Hiroko sat in the car with Anne Spencer's basket on her lap. Reiko had been pleased with the gift and felt sure it would be useful, but no one even thought of it now as they rode along.

The drive to the control station was brief and silent. And as they turned the corner and saw the control station, it looked like pandemonium, as they all stared at the crowds of people, luggage, and buses.

"My God," Tak said, shocked at what he saw there. "Are they sending all of Palo Alto?"

"It sure looks like it, doesn't it?" Peter said, trying to avoid the hordes of people crossing the street to get there. They were all carrying suitcases and boxes, and trying to hold children's hands, and guide old people across the street. And there were at least a dozen buses waiting for them. It was a total mess, and Tak wasn't looking forward to joining the crowd. l The authorities had said that Peter couldn't drive them to Tanforan.

They were not allowed to arrive by private vehicle. They had to go by bus from the control station with the others. But Peter had promised to drive to Tanforan himself after he dropped them off, and try to find them.

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