Dealing With JessieChapter 5
The sun was shining when Gary awakened. The clock by the bed read 8:15. He remembered it was Monday. He’d made provisions for being absent, but he didn’t know what Jessie’s plans were. Slipping on his shorts and T-shirt he went downstairs. The girls were in the kitchen, and they weren’t smiling. He asked, “What’s wrong?” Katy said, “Mom left.” “What,” he said. Dorothy said, “She didn’t say anything to any of us, she just left.” “Was she angry,” he asked? “She had to be,” Melanie said....