\u201cLet someone else clean it,\u201d I said firmly. \u201cCome here now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosalyn laughed in my face. \u201cOh, Alice, don\u2019t be so dramatic. Laura is just helping with the chores. We\u2019re family, right? Families help each other out.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked around the living room. Robert\u2019s two sisters were sprawled on the couch watching television, their feet on my coffee table. The brother was out in the yard smoking. The children had left a mess of toys and food all over the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long have you been here?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo weeks,\u201d Rosalyn replied. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll be staying all summer. Robert invited us. He says there\u2019s plenty of room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two weeks. My daughter had been living this hell for two weeks and hadn\u2019t told me anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd where is Robert?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
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