“After lunch, she gave up on looking at her watch. She was never going to make it until four thirty.She went about her daily errands and chores on autopilot. Usually, she enjoyed chatting with her clients, and usually, she had infinite stores of patience. Some of them were cranky. Some of them were long-winded. Some of them were simply lonely and wanted a listening ear.Hannah always tried to be caring and helpful. But today it wasn’t easy. When old Mr. Evans spent forty minutes debating the meri...ts of various shoe insoles, she wanted to drag him out of the drugstore by his thinning hair. But she didn’t. She smiled and offered advice when asked, and pretended that today was the same as any other day.At three thirty she dashed home, showered, changed clothes, and jumped back in her car for the twenty-minute drive downtown. She and Morgan were meeting at the Hursts’ offices, since Morgan’s job site was on the complete opposite side of the city.When she pulled into the parking garage, her hands were clammy on the steering wheel.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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