Chapter 3 - Rachel Used a Dead Woman’s Name
David thought Noah had misspoken.
“What do you mean, Grandma Susan?”
Noah shook his head.
“That’s what Mom said.”
Rachel dropped the suitcase handle.
“I was going to explain.”
“When?”
David’s voice stayed controlled.
“After we were on the plane?”
Lily pressed against his side.
Rachel claimed she had arranged for Lily to stay with a woman named
Susan Keller, an old family friend Lily called “Grandma Susan.”
David had never heard of her.
Noah had.
He said Susan Keller had visited the house twice while David was
traveling.
Rachel’s face tightened.
David asked Lily whether she knew the woman.
Lily nodded reluctantly.
“She asks me questions.”
“What questions?”
“About you.”
David crouched.
“What about me?”
“If you yell. If you get mad. If I’m scared.”
David looked at Rachel.
“Who is Susan Keller?”
Rachel hesitated too long.
Then David’s phone buzzed.
His airline app had refreshed.
The itinerary showed three passengers:
David.
Rachel.
Noah.
But the return flight showed only two.
Rachel.
Noah.
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David stared at the screen.
He was not booked to come home either.
