When Last Seen by Brenda Chapman

Author:Brenda Chapman [Chapman, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Ginger opened the door with trepidation. Relief flooded through her at the sight of Sara standing on the stoop, looking awkward as always in a too-big t-shirt and baggy navy shorts, her shoulders hunched in as if waiting for another blow to her back. Her hair was mousy brown and split at the ends, and her eyes bulged out just enough to give her an ogling gaze that disconcerted on first encounters. It had taken her a while to warm to the girl. She always seemed to be silently watching and assessing, but Ginger eventually put this down to her large, pale blue eyes. “She’s got fish eyes,” David once said. “Gets them from her mother.” But Sara had treated Charlie kindly, even when she didn’t know Ginger was close by and listening. That counted for a lot in Ginger’s book.

“Sara, your dad isn’t at home right now. He’s gone to work.”

“That’s okay. I came to see you — to find out if you need my help for a few hours before I have to go to the DQ at three.” Sara’s eyes skimmed over Ginger’s big belly before settling on something in the hallway behind her right shoulder.

Ginger forced herself not to turn around to see what she was staring at. She was about to say no, but Sara seemed so gawky and ill at ease in her own body. David said it was hell for the kids living with their mother. She opened the door wider. “Come in and keep me company. There’s nobody else here.”

“Well, for a little while.”

They entered the kitchen, and Sara made tea while Ginger set out a plate of cookies, homemade by Madeleine before she and Richard left for Bayshore. Richard had confided in Madeleine about the ransom request on Ginger’s insistence. She wanted her mom to agree with paying, if only for a third point of view, not to mention it was their nest egg being depleted. Her mom hadn’t hesitated to risk the money.

“Where’re your parents?” Sara asked before biting into a ginger cookie.

“Gone to the mall. They had an … errand.” If they came home with Charlie, she’d tell Sara about the ransom. She’d already decided to inform the police either way. Even now, she didn’t feel comfortable with her dad’s decision to go this alone. If someone was scamming them, they deserved to be caught, and for that to happen, the police had to be involved. If this person really did have Charlie and returned him, the police would demand to know why.

“My dad’s been trying to reach me. Do you know what he wants?”

Ginger forced herself to concentrate. “No, he didn’t tell me anything. Maybe he’s going to ask you to join him in his search for Charlie. He’s been driving the streets, looking for any sign of him. He missed supper last night.” The look of incredulity on Sara’s face before she dropped her eyes to stare at the table startled Ginger. What was going on in

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