Chapter 16That day and then the next passed with no call from or appearance by Hayley. Katelyn was so distraught she could barely eat or function. She actually had no idea how she was taking care of her kids and getting through the days. She had to hide her anguish from Mike, but that was pretty easy as he was preoccupied about his impending job offer.
It was late afternoon, and Mike was actually having his final meeting with the company, but Katelyn couldn’t even think about that. She was dialing Hayley’s cell for the hundredth time. “Please, Hayley, please call me. I need to talk to you,” Katelyn begged. She needed to talk to her in person. She wasn’t about to say what she needed to in a message Hayley might not even listen to.
Mike came home shortly thereafter, and Katelyn picked up o
