dreifulhome;theywerethefamilythateveryoheneighborhoodenvies.
“Thismustbetheemptygssbottletalking.”Aliceremindedherselfthatshewasawife,muchmorethanthat,shewasamother.Shey,shetoldherself.
Forthosewhocouldlookclosely,somethingofherpastthatshehadbeenhidingwastauntingher.
Thesmoothridehadbroughtherhomewithoutmuotice.Shepaidthedriverandgotoutofthetaxiwithhobblingsteps,shecouldbarelygettoherfrontdoorwithoutstumbling.Justassheclumsilyreachedinttogetthehousekey,thesoundofhousephloudlythatechoedinthesilehetenight.
IfitwerePeterwhohadbeenlookingforher,hewouldnothavecalledthehousephowaste,andthekidswerealreadyasleep,hewouldhavecalledhercellphoead.Wherecouldbetheimpetuousphonecallefrom,Alicethoughttoherself.
Randompossibilitiescameacrosshermind;nothingfittedthepuzzlea
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