Chapter 47Another week passed without further word of Yates's whereabouts. Abi was exhausted but would not admit it. Every time the phone rang, the voice was Emery's or that of Det. Britto, but the news was never good. She neither ate nor slept well and lost a lot of weight. The stress became obvious. Even Becky noticed. Sometimes Joe would not shave, though she found the stubble quite manly on him. They kept to themselves and diligently made treks to the prison. When Joe worked, Abi went alone. When he accompanied her, he sometimes waited outside so that Abi could spend as much time with Becky as possible. Abi and Joe prayed a lot, not formally maybe, but the word prayer came up frequently in conversations.
They should have been able to turn up more to help Becky, though Abi was well awa
