Chapter 12: Home Alone
“We’ll be back in a day or so.” Dr. Yarborough gave his children a stern glare as he climbed into the sedan. They’d loaded his files into the trunk, and would be spending the day at the Atlanta Headquarters, setting up his laboratory. After seeing the number of boxes the man had amassed, Nikoloz was not certain that a day—or even a day and a half—would be enough.
Margaret waved absent-mindedly from her perch on the porch swing. She had brought her portable radio outside with her and was listening to a rock and roll song. Nikoloz couldn’t even have identified the group singing, although Vincent could probably sing along with the chorus. Something about not getting any satisfaction. Billy called a goodbye from his perch in the magnolia.
“I expect to hear that you’ve
