Kaleb, back in the living room, heard his sister's cries and rushed back in to check on her. "Vi, what's wrong?"
"Mommy's going to die and Auntie Alice won't let me see her!" Violet shrieked.
Whoa, nobody said anything about dying? How did the kid immediately jump to that conclusion?! Alice couldn't help but wonder how Keeley managed to parent this girl. She was something else. Violet was normally so well-behaved too.
Tears filled Kaleb's eyes. "Mommy's going to die? What about the baby in her tummy?"
"Daddy and the baby are going to die too," Violet predicted pessimistically. "We're going to be orphans and have to go live at Grandpa's house!"
"I don't want to live at Grandpa's house. He can't have cats!" Kaleb wailed.
They both rolled around on the floor banging their little fists on the ground as they cried and the only adult in the house couldn't do anything but watch in abject horror.
