Round the Clock by Girard Dara

Author:Girard, Dara [Girard, Dara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kimani Romance
Published: 2009-06-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“I bet you the first thing that woman is going to do is throw us all out so that she can get high-paying clientele.”

Leona Mathew looked over at Gerald Delaney, a large man in his late sixties with small features and bushy sideburns, as he sat in his favorite chair. She then turned to the other resident, Jane Dye, a paper-thin woman in her sixties with lovely features, who wore a shabby, reddish-brown wig. She sat in the corner playing a Brain Age game. “Mrs. Bell said she’d take care of us after she died.”

“Not much the dead can do when they’re gone,” Leona said.

“They can haunt places,” Jane said, still focused on her game.

“This place isn’t haunted,” Leona said. “Besides, Mrs. Bell was too good a woman not to be resting in peace. I’m sure she’s a nice young woman,” she said, trying to ignore her apprehension. Why had Mrs. Bell left the house to a stranger they’d never heard of? She’d taken care of the house for these past eleven years. Hadn’t that meant anything? Leona pushed her bitterness aside. Mrs. Bell had been good to her, letting her live there in exchange for cooking and doing some housecleaning. This was her home—this was their house. Now, once their leases were up, they would have to leave and they had nowhere else to go.

“We’ll see,” Gerald said. “Did you see how many trunks the movers brought? Expensive looking, too.”

Leona nodded. She’d been the one who had to instruct the movers where to put the trunks. “Yes, I saw them.”

“I got a glance at what was in one of them,” Jane said with a giggle. “I was wondering what was taking the movers so long and I spotted them putting the items away. There were lots of expensive clothes and shoes.”

Gerald’s frown increased. “A rich city girl. She’ll probably take one look at this property and see what it’s really worth and sell it.”

“We have our leases,” Leona reminded him.

“Which end in six months.”

Jane set her game aside. “I wonder if Mrs. Bell told this woman anything about us.”

“She would have to.”

“No. I mean the truth.”

They were silent with fear, then Leona said, “Mrs. Bell would never have revealed that to a stranger. She was good at keeping secrets.”

Gerald grunted. “We all know the moment this woman finds out the truth, she’ll get rid of us in an instant.”

“So, it’s agreed,” Leona said. “We make sure she doesn’t find out anything.”

All three of them turned to the window when they heard a car approaching. They watched Anna Marie walk up the pathway then stop.

“Why is she stopping?” Leona wondered.

“Looks like she’s remembering something,” Jane said. “It’s like she’s lived here before.”

“Hmm,” Gerald said. “I wonder how she knew Mrs. Bell. She’s too young to have known her the way we did.”

“Maybe,” Jane said. “She’s pretty.”

Leona frowned. “And dangerous. Remember, she’s not one of us, but be pleasant,” Leona said as she headed for the door. She was used to Jane’s and Gerald’s ways but didn’t want them to do anything to upset the new owner.

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