Chapter 29After another downpour during the night, with a couple of power failures that forced Sara to lie in the dark, the strong morning sun and lack of balmy trade winds made the humidity nearly unbearable.
“You don't need to remove your shoes.” If the officer received an urgent call and had to run in a hurry, having to put his shoes on again would be an unnecessary delay.
He hesitated to step inside her front door. She motioned for him to step inside anyway. She had learned to keep small braided rugs just inside her doorways for the purpose of anyone with wet shoes needing to step in out of the weather. She pointed to the rug. “C'mon, it's okay.”
The officer refused to step any farther than the entry foyer rug. This was not a social call anyway.
Sara wondered how many officers were
