Cassie had stomped upstairs. The shock of her outburst was reflected in Sarah and Luke’s faces. Tim looked around, confused. John hopped to his feet.
“Luke, why don’t you get Tim some hot chocolate in the kitchen?” he said, nodding that he was going upstairs. Luke herded Tim away.
“How dare she?” Sarah hissed, her face indignant.
“I think you hit a nerve. Why don’t you go out with Luke, and I’ll see what’s up.”
Sarah looked unconvinced. “You’re not going to let her talk to me like that in your house, are you?”
John shrugged and Sarah seemed to accept that. He went upstairs and opened Cassie’s bedroom door when she didn’t answer his knock. He turned on the light. She rolled away from him to stare at the opposite wall.
Silence hung between them as thick as a wall. She twisted around to
