I Canceled Seven Hundred Dollars After Christmas Night Left My Daughter Alone in the Dark

Frank lowered his window four inches.

He cleared his throat two times before he turned his head to look at me.

“Morning to you, Clara,” Frank said.

“Here’s the extra key,” I said.

I took Margaret’s spare brass door key out of my coat pocket and passed it through the narrow gap in the window.

Frank took the key, laid it on his console tray, and drew his hand back.

“Caroline was up on the kitchen computer until three in the morning,” Frank said.