CHAPTER 60

NICK

She got down from the chair and started packing everything away. “I am not jumpy, Nick. You just scared me that’s all.” I watched her every move trying to see any sign of deceit. What the hell are you and your sister up to Sandra. “You said I should not trust your sister, what has she done?”

She looked so nervous. “What?” I chuckled; the woman was taking me for a fool. “I asked what has your sister done that you say she cannot be trusted?”

“Oh, well. Many things. She is awful Nick.” Interesting, she could not even tell me one thing she did. “Awful, how?”

“I don’t want to talk about this Nick, it hurts me to even think about it so please. Respect my privacy.” She exploded. “Wow! There is no need for that, I just want to understand. How am I supposed to protect you from her if you don’t tell me the truth? I protected you from my wife remember?”

She sighed then stopped what she was doing and sat back down. I waited for her to say something. “My father was an alcoholic. An abusive alc