She shook her head violently, her whole body rigid with tension. \u201cWe don\u2019t have time,\u201d she whispered again, her voice cracking. \u201cWe have to leave the house right now. Please, Mommy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dish I\u2019d been holding slipped from my fingers and clattered into the sink. Something in my daughter\u2019s voice\u2014some fundamental wrongness\u2014made my stomach twist with the kind of dread you feel when you\u2019re driving on ice and your car starts to slide.<\/p>\n
\u201cLily, slow down,\u201d I said, drying my hands quickly on a towel and kneeling to her level. \u201cDid you hear something? Did someone try to come in?\u201d<\/p>\n
She grabbed my wrist with both hands, her small fingers digging into my skin. \u201cMommy, please,\u201d she begged, tears finally spilling over. \u201cI heard Daddy on the phone last night. He was in his office. I got up to get water and I heard him through the door. He said he\u2019s already gone, and today is when it happens. He said\u2014\u201d her voice dropped to barely audible, \u201c\u2014he said we won\u2019t be here when it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n
The kitchen seemed to tilt. My pulse hammered in my ears so loudly I almost couldn\u2019t hear my own voice. \u201cWho was he talking to?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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