The Stranger House (2005)
“Now she threw the last one, followed by the empty packet, and leaned forward to look Sam right in the face.
“I don’t know,” said Sam, “I don’t know what happened, except she died having my father. He got adopted, grew up, got married, had me.”
She spoke quickly, plainly. That was her story, that was all she had to tell. She looked at the older woman and saw her eyes were brimming with tears. Then her arms reached out offering to embrace her, but fell back as Sam sat stiff and upright, her face ...stony. There would be a time for grief, for anger. But for the moment she needed to keep her wits about her. There were things here that didn’t add up. What she wanted was information not consolation.
“How long did all this take?” she said, “I mean, how long had you been at St Rumbald’s before they assaulted my grandmother?”
“I can’t be exact. Time didn’t mean much there. Sometimes an hour could seem like a week.”
“You must have some idea,” said Sam impatiently, “A year?MoreLess
“I don’t know,” said Sam, “I don’t know what happened, except she died having my father. He got adopted, grew up, got married, had me.”
She spoke quickly, plainly. That was her story, that was all she had to tell. She looked at the older woman and saw her eyes were brimming with tears. Then her arms reached out offering to embrace her, but fell back as Sam sat stiff and upright, her face ...stony. There would be a time for grief, for anger. But for the moment she needed to keep her wits about her. There were things here that didn’t add up. What she wanted was information not consolation.
“How long did all this take?” she said, “I mean, how long had you been at St Rumbald’s before they assaulted my grandmother?”
“I can’t be exact. Time didn’t mean much there. Sometimes an hour could seem like a week.”
“You must have some idea,” said Sam impatiently, “A year?MoreLess
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