Shadow of a Doubt
“Nancy put her arms around the girl and walked her into the kitchen. Hannah was in there, starting to prepare dinner. She raised a questioning eyebrow at Nancy when she saw Cheryl.
“I’ll explain later,” Nancy whispered to Hannah. She turned back to Cheryl.
The girl was fingering a wadded-up piece of tissue, but she had stopped crying. She sat down at the Drews’ kitchen table.
“I just want to get this whole thing off my chest,” she said, cupping her chin in her hands. “Ever since it happened, I’v...e been afraid someone would find out what I did.”
“What do you mean, what you did?” Nancy asked soothingly, sitting down next to Cheryl.
“You have to understand. I could lose my job. It’s my first—I only graduated in June from junior college. Already I’ve made a mistake that could cost me my job.”
Nancy reached out and put a hand on Cheryl’s shoulder. “Take it easy,” she said. “I wouldn’t tell anyone, if that’s what’s worrying you.”
“It wouldn’t matter if you did.MoreLess
“I’ll explain later,” Nancy whispered to Hannah. She turned back to Cheryl.
The girl was fingering a wadded-up piece of tissue, but she had stopped crying. She sat down at the Drews’ kitchen table.
“I just want to get this whole thing off my chest,” she said, cupping her chin in her hands. “Ever since it happened, I’v...e been afraid someone would find out what I did.”
“What do you mean, what you did?” Nancy asked soothingly, sitting down next to Cheryl.
“You have to understand. I could lose my job. It’s my first—I only graduated in June from junior college. Already I’ve made a mistake that could cost me my job.”
Nancy reached out and put a hand on Cheryl’s shoulder. “Take it easy,” she said. “I wouldn’t tell anyone, if that’s what’s worrying you.”
“It wouldn’t matter if you did.MoreLess
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