Chapter 14
Into The Fire
The rest of the week dragged on, as all school weeks leading up to a vacation will do, and Susan’s sour mood gradually improved from one day to the next. Katie maintained her distance from Penny at school, her father was still showing no signs of relenting in his grudge, but Ellen was beginning to warm up again. She made no reference to Penny’s odd habit of flying around on her bicycle and never responded to the offer they’d made her the week before, but at least she was speaking again.
The name Morgan was never mentioned in Susan’s presence, and Morgan Duke didn’t show up at Sullivan’s again until that Thursday. Penny and Zoe arrived for lunch that day in time to see petite little Susan throwing the large man bodily through the front door and out onto the si
