But Uncle James, why did you come that way?”

“Oh, I came down to get a glass of water, but then I had to answer the call of nature, so I went to the bathroom first.”

The bathroom and the storage room on the first floor were the same way, so Lewis didn’t think anything of it and went to the kitchen.

James looked upstairs while pouring himself some water. He asked, “Who were you talking to?”

“Oh, it was… it was Debbie.” Lewis intended to say Deb but changed it, considering it sounded a little too intimate.

James’ face fell when he heard that.

“Oh? What did she come down for?” he asked, pretending to look at Lewis casually. Lewis wasn’t buying it.

his contempt for his daughter-in-law. He was tense,

know. When I saw her, she was coming that way.” Lewis pointed

he added, “Since you were in the bathroom, maybe she had been to the storage

the bathroom and storage room, all the rooms on the first

lost his cool when

she say why she went

confused. He shook his

what’s wrong?

was overreacting, James

You know some things have gone

should

thought about it for a while, and an idea popped in

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