Chapter 27: Lillian

“I can’t believe this is happening again.” I say to Jordan with tears in my eyes.

Barely getting out a word without bursting into tears, I wonder “Why won’t George just leave us alone?  Does he hate me so much that he won’t stop till we are all dead?”

Sitting next to Jordan, I snuggle up with Jon’s head on my lap as the police officers ask us all sorts of questions.  It takes two hours for them to get the dead bodies out of the rooms and then ask us what happened.  Then and only then, did they leave after Detective Roberts warns us to not leave town.

“Honey, will you take Jon to bed?  I think he is ready now.  Besides I don’t want to wake him, especially now after all of this.” I raise my hands to gesture at everything around me. 

Jordan nods as he stands up and stretches before he scoops him up in his arms and takes him to bed.  As I sit there all alone, I wonder if this will ever be over with.  Looking up when