I Hired A Cleaner While My Family Was Away

else. Something personal.”

There was a pause. “Okay,” she said, wary now.

I took a deep breath. “Clara, did you and Thomas ever have trouble… conceiving a child?”

The silence on the other end of the line was heavy and absolute. I thought she might have hung up.

“Why are you asking me that?” she finally said. Her voice was flat, all the cheerfulness gone.continue reading …