The three siblings looked as one towards the other end of the table where Mrs. Palmer had suddenly vanished. Sandwiched in between her older brothers, Donna was the first to recover from her shock.
She pushed herself to her feet and shouted anxiously, “Mom!”
“Donna, be careful!” Arden shouted after her as well when he saw her running to where Mrs. Palmer was without thinking of anything else. He caught up with her as quickly as he could and held her back before she could step on where the broken pieces of glass were. Even though she was wearing house slippers, it could still be dangerous.
Amid Mrs. Palmer’s groans and gasps as she slowly picked herself up, Donna asked in a shaky voice, “Mom, are you okay…?”
Mrs. Palmer started to cry. “How can I be okay?” Now in a sitting position on t
