It’s Time
When Beatrice saw that only the kids were home, she felt more reassured. Good, it’ll be easier that way.
“I used my keys to try to get in, but it looks like Arthur must’ve changed all the locks to this place,” Beatrice said, quickly coming up with an excuse.
“Yeah,” said Kendra, who was quicker on her feet and stepped up to take control of the situation. “But Beatrice, what happened? Why did you suddenly disappear and where did you go?”
“Uh…about that…My mother got sick you see, and she wanted me by her bedside, so I had to drop everything and rush over. It was simply a matter of bad time,” Beatrice explained.
“Is your mother okay?” Allison asked, with concern in her eyes.
“Yeah, she’ll be okay. I just had to nurse her back to health for a few weeks, but she’ll be fine now
