Dark and Stormy by Traci Tyne Hilton

Author:Traci Tyne Hilton [Hilton, Traci Tyne]
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-11-06T04:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Dani Honeywell

Supper went smoothly, if quietly. Rice pudding, knäcke, fresh bread, butter, jam, sliced cheese and ham, boiled potatoes and chicken gravy. I didn’t know how much of it might be traditional Swedish supper food, and how much was just convenient to serve at a school, but it was warm and filling, and no one was particularly hungry anyway. I ate in silence with the kitchen crew. The frozen bras bothered me.

I had chalked the fish situation up to someone with a grudge against the Julbord. Maybe they thought it was tacky to throw a big party to drum up business for a Bible school. Maybe they were jealous that they couldn’t come. But I couldn’t imagine any of the students at the school were ignorant enough to think making salmon-aspic out of that much fish was an innocent prank.

But the bra thing was different. It was an invasion of personal space, handling our most private clothes. The dye would stain the items. The cost per student would have been around thirty bucks each, give or take, but the round plastic container was big, and stuffed full. If the bras were ruined, the cost would be on par with the ruined fish. But the victims were us girls, instead of the school administration.

So did the prankster have a grudge against everything to do with the school?

I had told Isaac that I suspected Garret, because he seemed bored. But that was rash. These weren’t the acts of a bored student. They were more malicious. Who hated Tillgiven enough to pick apart everyone from the staff to the students?

“Pass the rice pudding, please.” Nea’s voice came out so quietly, I almost had to ask her what she had said. She waved towards the bowl by my elbow, so I figured it out.

“Isaac did all right.” Johanna said.

I thought about taking them into my confidence about the bra thing, but Isaac had asked me not to, and they did still have bigger issues on their minds. I sighed. “Have they taken Rolf away yet?”

Nick nodded. “Yeah, a van drove up and got him about an hour ago.”

“His mother will have identified him by now.” Johanna wiped her eyes with a napkin. “The poor, poor woman.”

“You mentioned your son knew Rolf…have you had a chance to talk to him yet?” I asked.

“No, I haven’t called. I just can’t.” She took a deep breath. “I will talk to him in person, I think.”

“Did he know Rolf well?” I stirred my rice pudding. It was delicious, but I wasn’t hungry.

“They grew up together. Like brothers, almost.” She pressed her lips together. “They had not been close lately.” She glanced at Nea, subtly, but I caught it. “But there was a time when the boys were always together. He will be very sad.”

“Why had they stopped hanging out?” I asked.

“Life….” This time Johanna stared at Nea, her cheeks slightly pinker.

Nea set her spoon down. “Mats is a good guy, Dani. Very good. Did well in school. Has a good job.

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