Chapter 3
Louise DelaneyIt broke Louise’s heart to see Sarah waving her children goodbye, but she knew it was for the best—at least for the time being. Charlotte and Ben had two children themselves—twins; so that was a comfort. And it was sweet of Ben to have made the effort of telling Sarah that it would be fun for the children. She hoped he was right.
“Are you ready?” Louise asked Sarah, who’d nodded. She took her by the arm and led her to the house.
Back inside, Louise saw that Kate had begun tidying up. She had unraveled a roll of black trash bags and was walking around tossing things in—used paper plates, plastic cups, candy bar wrappers, loose sheets of drawing paper. It was three weeks’ worth of trash that had piled up. It wasn’t a pretty sight, but she knew better than to make a
