The Forsaken (Echoes from the Past Book 4) by Irina Shapiro

Author:Irina Shapiro [Shapiro, Irina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 39

August 2014

London, England

“Perhaps you should wait until you know more before you tell Seth,” Gabe suggested as he set the table for dinner. “He’s been through enough. Don’t you think?”

“Yes, he has, but I just feel awful about withholding this from him,” Quinn replied.

“Have you been able to track down Hetty Marks?”

“I have, actually. She still lives in Leicester, and has a Facebook page. I sent her a message. I hope she responds.”

“What about searching for Quentin on Facebook? There can’t be that many women named Quentin residing in the UK,” Gabe suggested.

Quinn transferred some cheesy pasta into a bowl and set it on the table. “I did a search for a Quentin. I got eleven results in Great Britain. Most of them were teenagers, and there were two women who appeared to be well over forty. None of them looked like they could be the right one.”

“Perhaps she moved abroad, or isn’t a fan of social media.”

“That’s possible, of course, but most people these days leave some sort of electronic footprint.”

“That they do. I’ll tell Emma dinner is ready,” Gabe said, effectively putting an end to the conversation.

Quinn set the salad bowl on the table and poured Emma some milk. Her hand began to tremble and she nearly spilled the milk on the table as a terrible thought occurred to her. She might not have found anyone named Quentin who fit the profile because her sister might be dead. She’d assumed, and desperately wanted to believe, that her twin had been treated and released after Sylvia left her at the hospital, but what if her medical issue had been more severe? What if Quentin had never left that hospital alive? Child mortality in twentieth century Britain was very low, but it still happened. And given that Sylvia hadn’t thought to seek help for Quentin immediately, she might have wasted precious moments that made the difference between life and death.

Quinn kept this awful thought to herself while they ate. There was no sense telling Gabe about her fear. Hetty Marks would know if Quentin had survived, and if Ms. Marks answered the message Quinn had sent, she’d put her mind at rest, one way or another.

Quinn forced herself to put Quentin out of her mind for the moment and smiled as Emma went on and on about her upcoming party. She was so excited. Emma had made a lot of friends over the past few months, and was finally beginning to feel like she truly belonged. Even her Scottish accent, which had been quite strong when they’d met her in Edinburgh, had softened as she unwittingly imitated the pronunciation of those around her. Emma was beginning to sound more like Gabe, who still had a trace of a northern accent, but after years of living in London almost sounded like a bonafide southerner.

“Is Grandma Sylvia coming to the party?” Emma asked.

“I think we’ll just have the children,” Quinn replied. “It won’t be any fun for the adults.”

“But she is my grandma,” Emma protested.

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