Chapter 20“She did what?” Sarah practically shrieked from the kitchen.
“Calm down, Sarah,” Damien said. “This is an odd situation.”
“What do you mean? There is not much gray area as far as bathrooms are concerned. You use the proper one. If you don’t, then something is very wrong.”
“Exactly,” Damien said. “We’re looking at this from the perspective that J has done something bad. But what if she was just trying to get away from someone?”
Sarah was quiet for a moment. Julian sat on the stairs, creeping closer during the gaps between their yelling. He was now halfway down the stairs, his back arched so he could spy between banisters. He had been like this for about fifteen minutes, since his mother got home from the library. His dad had never gone back to work, but they didn’t talk. At al
