Chapter 5

I had no idea how long I'd been sitting there. It was already dark outside.

Mavis called from outside, "Haley, dinner's ready."

I put the bankbook back in the plastic bag and tucked it into the hidden pocket of my jacket.

I stood up and went to wash my face.

The girl in the mirror had red-rimmed eyes, but she hadn't shed any tears.

From start to finish, I never cried.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

I was thirty-one years old. My skin looked sallow, and it was the result of poor meals these past two years.…