Angela arrived at work half an hour early. She thought of popping in to see Viviana and thank her, but her boss, Mr. Henshaw, needed her to clock in immediately. It was food stamp day, and the registers were backed up.
She went about her day, clearing the mass of customers down to just a few by early evening. She kept feeling worse as the day went on. It started at the house shortly after Jacob Talbot left. At first, she was relieved and somewhat giddy. However, as she dressed, she started feeling uneasy, as if she was at the beginning of something terrible.
He said it was done, Angela thought. He said the door was closed. All she knew now was that her stomach kept doing flip-flops, and she had the slick tightening in her throat when she
She went about her day, clearing the mass of customers down to just a few by early evening. She kept feeling worse as the day went on. It started at the house shortly after Jacob Talbot left. At first, she was relieved and somewhat giddy. However, as she dressed, she started feeling uneasy, as if she was at the beginning of something terrible.
He said it was done, Angela thought. He said the door was closed. All she knew now was that her stomach kept doing flip-flops, and she had the slick tightening in her throat when she