The Girl in the Woods
““You look like crap,” the detective said.
“Thanks,” Birdy answered, knowing Kendall’s assessment was the undisputed truth. Her eyes were hollows and her normally luxurious black hair looked like it hadn’t been brushed. Or washed. “Didn’t sleep well. Got up early and, believe or not, went to Walmart to do some early-morning grocery shopping because, apparently, I’m starving Elan half to death.”
Kendall put her change in the tip jar. “Kids are great, aren’t they?”
Birdy nodded. “How did it go at ...the school? Is Cody making the kind of progress you were hoping for?”
Kendall’s eyes sparkled and she smiled. “Better, Birdy. He’s doing so much better. We’re so happy. When Steven and I count our blessings this year, we’ll add this to the top of the list.”
“That’s wonderful news,” Birdy said, her mood shifting back to the reason they were meeting so early. If it had been any other time, they’d have talked more about the specifics, but not now. Not with what had been weighing on her in the Darby Moreau case.MoreLess
“Thanks,” Birdy answered, knowing Kendall’s assessment was the undisputed truth. Her eyes were hollows and her normally luxurious black hair looked like it hadn’t been brushed. Or washed. “Didn’t sleep well. Got up early and, believe or not, went to Walmart to do some early-morning grocery shopping because, apparently, I’m starving Elan half to death.”
Kendall put her change in the tip jar. “Kids are great, aren’t they?”
Birdy nodded. “How did it go at ...the school? Is Cody making the kind of progress you were hoping for?”
Kendall’s eyes sparkled and she smiled. “Better, Birdy. He’s doing so much better. We’re so happy. When Steven and I count our blessings this year, we’ll add this to the top of the list.”
“That’s wonderful news,” Birdy said, her mood shifting back to the reason they were meeting so early. If it had been any other time, they’d have talked more about the specifics, but not now. Not with what had been weighing on her in the Darby Moreau case.MoreLess
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