Murder As a Second Language
“She, her clothes, the sofa, and the floor were sprinkled with crumbs. From the evidence on the coffee table, she’d swilled three cans of soda, emptied a jar of salsa dip and a bag of chips, and finished the last of the leftover chicken. The TV was turned to a game show but muted. I hoped the EPA was on high alert for a potential meltdown.
“Hello, dear.” I entered the room with the same trepidation I’d feel if I’d been sent into the cage to feed the lions.
“I have to tutor tomorrow.”
“That’s the... cause of the display of abject misery and despair? You knew the Literacy Council would open in a couple of days. Where’s Inez?”
“How would I know? She hasn’t called or answered a text all afternoon.”
“So you’re worried that she was abducted by aliens and whisked away to a distant galaxy. Now I understand.”
Caron lifted her head long enough to douse me with radiation. “Why do you insist on trying to be funny, Mother? Trust me—you’re not. Anyway, Annabelle saw her at the movie theater in the mall with a guy from the Latin Club.MoreLess
“Hello, dear.” I entered the room with the same trepidation I’d feel if I’d been sent into the cage to feed the lions.
“I have to tutor tomorrow.”
“That’s the... cause of the display of abject misery and despair? You knew the Literacy Council would open in a couple of days. Where’s Inez?”
“How would I know? She hasn’t called or answered a text all afternoon.”
“So you’re worried that she was abducted by aliens and whisked away to a distant galaxy. Now I understand.”
Caron lifted her head long enough to douse me with radiation. “Why do you insist on trying to be funny, Mother? Trust me—you’re not. Anyway, Annabelle saw her at the movie theater in the mall with a guy from the Latin Club.MoreLess
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