“You stayed anyway. Then you called me after work for days until we finally got everything approved.”
Me sacudí la cabeza.
“I was doing my job.”
“No,” Janice said. “Your shift ended.”
Algunos invitados se rieron suavemente.
“You stayed anyway.”
I barely remembered it.
But Janice did.
“We have your photograph on our mantel.”
“My photograph?”
She nodded.
“You received a community service award afterward.”
I remembered a community dinner.
Barely.
“The photo is framed with a little brass plate underneath it,” Janice said.
She looked toward the guests.
“Margaret — Community Service Award.”
My stomach tightened.
Then Ethan turned toward Lauren.
His expression changed.
“So tell me something.”
Lauren looked at him.
“You’ve been in my parents’ house dozens of times.”
Her face went white.
“Did you know who your mother was to my family?”
Lauren didn’t answer.
“Lauren”.
Her lips trembled.
“You saw the photograph?”
– Sí.
“And her name?”
