CHAPTER TWENTY
NOVEMBER 27, 1960
I spent half the night in my closet due to the bumping and grinding of fossils in the next room. After Snarls tapped his little pink buttocks on out the door, I finally got some shut-eye.
I got up early and tried to call Denise, but Hattie said she was out with Robert. After that I decided to head over to Laura’s house because I wasn’t ready to face Ollie. Besides, it seemed like a good idea to check in on Laura after what Rick did yesterday.
I don’t know how I would survive in this place without Laura. I suspect that she in some way needs me, too, because she's also hiding a devastating loss and an unspeakable loneliness. That scares the stuffing out of me because it’s a responsibility I want to be strong enough to handle. I’d never want to let her dow
