Bittersweet
“She left cheery messages on the answering machine but she was never home when India called her back. They had spoken to each other twice after Gail got back from Europe, and she had a feeling something was wrong, but India insisted everything was fine when she asked her.
Gail said the trip to Europe had been more fun than she expected. Jeff had actually been more entertaining than usual, and by some miracle, despite long hours in the car, the kids managed not to fight with each other. It had been the best trip they'd ever had.
The two women didn't actually run into each other until the first day of school, and they finally met in the parking lot after Sam and Gail's twins had gone inside. But the moment Gail saw her, she could see that something terrible had happened to India that summer.
“My God, are you all right?” India hadn't had time to braid her hair that morning. She'd had to do double car pools for Jessica, and the other kids, and she felt frazzled and knew she loo...ked a little wild and disheveled.MoreLess
Gail said the trip to Europe had been more fun than she expected. Jeff had actually been more entertaining than usual, and by some miracle, despite long hours in the car, the kids managed not to fight with each other. It had been the best trip they'd ever had.
The two women didn't actually run into each other until the first day of school, and they finally met in the parking lot after Sam and Gail's twins had gone inside. But the moment Gail saw her, she could see that something terrible had happened to India that summer.
“My God, are you all right?” India hadn't had time to braid her hair that morning. She'd had to do double car pools for Jessica, and the other kids, and she felt frazzled and knew she loo...ked a little wild and disheveled.MoreLess
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