Liesl walked into the house with Isaias’arm over her shoulder.
Matilda greeted them at the door,“hello Liesl.I heard you had an eventful day.I made you chocolate cake.”
“Thank you,”she smiled gratefully.
At the police station when Liesl had given her statement,her mother had come in.Sandy had started crying and bawling,calling out for her“mommy”and asking her to help save her.Lorraine had shaken her head at her and moved to Liesl and had wrapped her arms around her and held her tight.
Isaias,Fred,and Lorraine,along with Isaias’parents had watched the video of Sandy’s ranting in the gallery and Lorraine had wept hard.Fred had taken her home with him and Meredith.
Matilda pulled her from Isaias’arms and gave her a tight squeeze.“It will be okay.Dinner is in the oven.You shou
