CHAPTER 23: Sarah
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Sarah cringed as the noise level in the house rose to a crescendo of barks, screams of excitement and children talking—loudly—at once.
Maggie smiled as she walked over to Sarah. “We brought lunch.” She held up two large bags. “A small thank you.”
“Oh. You’re welcome. It was...fun but we just finished breakfast.”
“Just finished breakfast?” Terry strolled into the kitchen—Davy in his arms, Peter clinging to his back and Isabella holding his hand. “How late did you let the kids stay up?”
“They were in bed early,” Nick almost snapped. “But they couldn’t sleep.”
“Were they sick?” Maggie glanced over her shoulder as she began pulling the food from the bags and placing it on the counter.
“We were scared of zombies,” said Peter.
“You let them watch horror movie
