Chapter 860

• Calla watched Liora cut up the meat. Other than asking if she’d reached her friends when she got back, very few words had been spoken. She placed the containers of cut-up potatoes into the plastic clothes basket, turned around, and looked at the other three women. All of their postures were stiff; something was definitely going on.
• Calla went over to the sliding glass doors and looked outside. “It’s really coming down out there.” She glanced back at the others. “It’s better than mud, right?”
• Edda paused and looked at her. “Until it melts and creates more mud.”