Chapter 49: SilkeIt was still dark outside when the message came in, and Silke groped for her phone without switching on the lamp.
Wake up, sleepyhead! I’ll be at your house in twenty minutes.
What the—? Silke blinked groggily, trying to clear her head. After she’d come home last night, she’d put their Thanksgiving feast away as best she could and fed Butterscotch, of course, then let him out. She’d eaten some pie and watched Netflix, always an eye on her phone, but Lauren hadn’t called and she hadn’t wanted to disturb her. Three episodes of Orange Is the New Black later, she’d finally texted Lauren, but Lauren hadn’t wanted to be picked up, saying she’d spend the night at the hospital. Wait a minute, this text wasn’t from Lauren. It was from Ana. Ana was going to be here in…eighteen min
