Blue Heaven
“Swann asked Monica sharply.
She was packing, throwing clothes into a small suitcase on her bed. Her clothes, Annie’s clothes, William’s clothes. They would surely need a change of clothing. She was startled, hadn’t realized Swann was in the hallway watching her.
“I’ve got to get out.”
“You’re not going anywhere.”
“I’m smothering to death in this house. I feel like your prisoner. Why can’t I leave?”
“What if they call?” Swann asked, sputtering. He had the same panicked reaction Newkirk had shown earlier when she told him she wanted to leave. That told her all she needed to know.
“What if who calls, Oscar? I thought you were all convinced Tom took them? Since when is Tom a they?”
Swann hesitated. She could see him biting his lip.
“Maybe I’ll talk to the reporters down at the county building, make a plea for my children.” She said it to test him.
Her destination, she had decided, was outside of town. But she didn’t want to tell him of her suspicion.
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