Ten Days by Janet Gilsdorf

Author:Janet Gilsdorf
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2012-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

She wanted to forget the phone call but it stuck in her head like a rat caught in a trap. The reporter said both Eddie and Amanda were in the hospital with meningitis. Was he right about that? Why wouldn’t he be? He had no reason to call her with a lie.

The children were napping. She decided she’d better call the other mothers to let them know what she had heard. Was it true that both had meningitis? How could she know? She pulled her directory of phone numbers from the desk drawer and began to dial Meghan’s mother at work.

A car door slammed from the direction of the driveway and then someone knocked at the breezeway door. She hung up the phone before she finished dialing and headed to the back entry. Maybe it was the meter reader. Maybe the UPS guy. Maybe it was Bill Gates or Senator Levin or Prince Charles of England. Such strange things were happening, the visitor could be anyone. She pulled aside the curtain over the window to the breezeway. Davey’s mother stood on the step.

“You’re early.” Rose Marie used her calmest voice, tried to hide the confusion inside her head.

“You bet.” His mother’s words were bullets, her voice harsh as lye. “I just heard from Amanda’s mother that Eddie and Amanda are both in the hospital. I think I’d better take Davey home.”

“Davey’s fine. He’s napping with the other kids.”

“Good,” she said, abruptly. Her eyes weren’t pearly blue and dancing as usual, but, now, were steel gray and deadly serious. “I’ll be more comfortable if he stays home for a few days, at least until this all gets settled.” She called Davey’s name. “Come on, honey. We’re leaving early today.”

Rose Marie followed them out the back door. By the time she reached the gate, Davey and his mother were already in the car. It backed out the driveway, turned into the street, and disappeared around the corner.

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