Betrayals
“She wandered out to the pool where Maureen, back early from the gallery she ran, was arranging a monstrous vase of flowers and humming to herself. She was a handsome, amiable woman, maybe twenty years younger than Wesley Sloan, though it was hard to tell. She had a college-aged son from a previous marriage and said she considered Mai more of a friend than a stepgranddaughter.“I don’t feel very well,” Mai announced.“What’s wrong? Do you have a fever—”“Just a stomachache. I’d like to stay in my r...oom, if it’s okay. You won’t mind if I skip dinner? I really don’t think I could eat anything.”“Of course I don’t mind, sweetie. Do you want some aspirin?”“I’ll be okay, thanks. I think I just need to rest.”“Well, you let me know if you need anything.”Promising her she would, Mai had to force herself not to skip back inside. Her dad and grandfather might blame Maureen for not seeing through her ruse, but most likely, Mai knew, they’d be too busy killing her to bother.But as her dad said, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and take the consequences.Going to Boston was something she had to do.MoreLess
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