Chapter 42: Killing Would be Kinder“So it’s true,” Aunt Margret said as I stood there with Jackson and Noah.
“Excuse me?” I asked, mystified.
“You’re sleeping double in a single bed,” she said, letting her eyes take in Jackson, the disapproval more than obvious. “Leandra said it was true, but I didn’t believe it. But Leandra said she heard it from Millie, who used to teach with your mama. Millie is friends with Debbie, who used to work in the cafeteria. Debbie said she heard it from somewhere or other. She said y’all even go to mass together. Bless my soul, but I would have never imagined! Ever since I moved away, everything just keeps changing.”
While Aunt Margret didn’t tower over me, she was taller and far wider and made for an imposing presence. Her closely cropped hair had been mou
