Cold Judgment (2014)
“Kay was late to class and she ran through a corridor in agonizingly slow motion. Her feet stuck in invisible pools of thick molasses. Books dropped in an avalanche from her arms. And through it all the tardy bell was ringing, once, twice, over and over.
Kay opened her eyes to see the winter sun stream weakly though the window. It was morning and she was alone in the house. Charles was attending a two-day political meeting in Duluth, and the kids had gone with him to take in some cross-country skiing. Even Ralph was gone. The vet was keeping him overnight for worming.
She was awake now, but the tardy bell was still ringing. It was the phone. Kay sat up in the bed and reached out to answer it. Her eyes felt scratchy and the dull pounding of a hangover nagged at the back of her mind. She had started drinking right after they’d left for Duluth last night. The house was too lonely without them and the snow rattling against the window had made her nervous and jumpy. Now it was morning alrea...dy and she couldn’t even remember going up to bed.MoreLess
Kay opened her eyes to see the winter sun stream weakly though the window. It was morning and she was alone in the house. Charles was attending a two-day political meeting in Duluth, and the kids had gone with him to take in some cross-country skiing. Even Ralph was gone. The vet was keeping him overnight for worming.
She was awake now, but the tardy bell was still ringing. It was the phone. Kay sat up in the bed and reached out to answer it. Her eyes felt scratchy and the dull pounding of a hangover nagged at the back of her mind. She had started drinking right after they’d left for Duluth last night. The house was too lonely without them and the snow rattling against the window had made her nervous and jumpy. Now it was morning alrea...dy and she couldn’t even remember going up to bed.MoreLess
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