Chapter 2

Mrs. Anderson clamped her mouth shut, too nervous to utter another word. 

Her husband was bedridden, and her eldest daughter 

was in college–tuition was a massive expense. 

If she lost this job, she’d be in serious trouble. 

Dad had made his threat plain enough for anyone to understand. 

He wasn’t like this when Mom was still here. 

He used to be kind to people like Mrs. Anderson. He