Chapter 23
Northern Minnesota
Several days later, Suzanne was in her hotel room resting, and Helene was spending the evening with Alice, Sarah, and Sam. They were sitting in the small restaurant that was a part of the hotel where Helene was staying. Helene and Alice sat in the booth munching on the leftovers from a dinner of hamburgers and French fries while Sarah and Sam were across the room at one of the video games, armed with a handful of quarters that Helene had dug from her wallet.
“They’re neat kids, Alice.” Helene smiled as she watched Sarah and Sam. “How is Sarah doing? Did it help her to talk with Suzanne?”
“I think so.” Alice gazed at her children for several minutes. “She said she doesn’t feel as weird and all alone anymore. But I dunno. She still doesn’t talk to me about i
