Perfect Family
““Tinker. It’s Dad.” He drew a long breath. “Anita Bell called. No one seems to know where Pony is. Andrew is at Anita’s. I need to go up there right away. Can you drive me?”
Tinker sat down at the kitchen table, the telephone cord stretching long. “Of course I will,” she said.
Her husband, Mark, looked up over his newspaper, frowning. “Will what?” he mouthed.
“The police are involved, Tinker,” her father said. “I’ll explain in the car. Just come as soon as you can. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Yo...u mean right now?”
“Of course now.”
She replaced the receiver in the cradle. She tried to get her thoughts around this. All she could think was that Pony must have left Andrew with Anita and then not come back when she said she would. But the weird part was—Anita? Why would Pony leave the baby with Anita? The family had nothing to do with the Bells. She went into the living room and sat on the hassock opposite Mark. He dropped the newspaper on the floor. “Now what?”MoreLess
Tinker sat down at the kitchen table, the telephone cord stretching long. “Of course I will,” she said.
Her husband, Mark, looked up over his newspaper, frowning. “Will what?” he mouthed.
“The police are involved, Tinker,” her father said. “I’ll explain in the car. Just come as soon as you can. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Yo...u mean right now?”
“Of course now.”
She replaced the receiver in the cradle. She tried to get her thoughts around this. All she could think was that Pony must have left Andrew with Anita and then not come back when she said she would. But the weird part was—Anita? Why would Pony leave the baby with Anita? The family had nothing to do with the Bells. She went into the living room and sat on the hassock opposite Mark. He dropped the newspaper on the floor. “Now what?”MoreLess
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