Night Night, Sleep Tight
“Sounded as if her mother, who’d lived for the last ten years without television, was catching up on the latest sitcoms. Deirdre crept out into the hall and knocked lightly on Henry’s bedroom door. When there was no answer, she knocked again. “Henry?” she whispered.
“Go away. I’m sleeping.”
“Henry,” Deirdre said through the closed door, “I was there at the house the night Tito was killed, and I know you were there, too.”
No response.
“Are you listening to me? I know you were the ...one who was driving Daddy’s car. You may not want to talk about it, but—”
The door opened. Henry had a pair of earphones loose around his neck. “Shh,” he said. He let her into his room and pressed the door shut behind her.
“Don’t you think it’s time you told me what happened?” Deirdre said.
Henry sat down on the edge of the bed, his shoulders slumped.MoreLess
“Go away. I’m sleeping.”
“Henry,” Deirdre said through the closed door, “I was there at the house the night Tito was killed, and I know you were there, too.”
No response.
“Are you listening to me? I know you were the ...one who was driving Daddy’s car. You may not want to talk about it, but—”
The door opened. Henry had a pair of earphones loose around his neck. “Shh,” he said. He let her into his room and pressed the door shut behind her.
“Don’t you think it’s time you told me what happened?” Deirdre said.
Henry sat down on the edge of the bed, his shoulders slumped.MoreLess
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