Mistletoe & Missing Persons by Teresa Michael

Author:Teresa Michael [Michael, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-22T22:00:00+00:00

• • •

A few minutes later, they stood in Steve’s gallery in front of the wall. Jack had called Steve that morning and gave him clearance to resume renovations. So, before going to help Rachel in her shop, Steve had knocked down the remainder of the framing boards and was in the process of cleaning the brick.

“I thought she ran away,” Margaret said. “That’s what Uncle Albert told everyone.”

“That’s what Ida Sullivan said, too,” Libby added.

Steve and Libby watched as Margaret walked around the room.

“I live across the street from her,” Libby said, trying to keep the conversation much lighter than what had happened in the space they were in.

“I always liked her. Do you think it would be all right if I stopped by her house?”

“I’m sure she’d be happy to see you.”

Margaret walked to the back door, arms crossed over her chest and looked outside to the parking lot. “Once, years ago, I came to the gift shop that was here. Curiosity, I guess. I hadn’t been in the building since I was a small child.” She returned to the center of the room where Steve and Libby were standing. “And all along she was right here.”

“Yes, ma’am. She was,” Steve said.

“Thank you for showing me.”

“If you should think of anything else or if any of your siblings should remember anything, please give me a call at the café.”

“Who should I contact about the DNA sample, and how do I get to Ida’s house?”

Libby gave her Jack’s phone number, directions to Ida’s house, thanked her and wished her well. From the gallery door, they watched her walk back to her car parked on the street in front of the café.

“It must have been painful to hear that from her dad’s deathbed,” Steve said. “Do you think he got absolution?”

“I don’t know.” Libby turned to face him. “But I do hope there is a special place in hell for people like Albert who take advantage of someone weaker and do something like this.” She gestured toward the wall.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.