Chapter 99

“Excuse me?” I said stunned.

A look of perplexing worry moved across Herb’s squinted face as if he couldn’t decide if we were crazy or stupid. I, myself, no longer wondered if he was crazy or stupid. I knew to the depth of my soul this man was clinically insane.

Cynthia was the first to come to her senses. “Who did you say you were?”

“I’m Becky. Herb’s daughter,” he repeated. “I can understand how you’d get us confused. Mama always said we were exactly alike.”

“You have no idea,” Cynthia smarted off.

I jammed my elbow into her stomach causing her to snarl slightly at me in objection.

“So, if you’re Becky,” I started out deciding to go along with him. “Where is Herb?”

“He’s out hunting, I guess,” she said with an unconcerned shrug.

“You don’t find that odd?” Erin asked gently.

“Find what odd?” Becky/Herb asked.

Erin hesitated unsure how to explain it. We were all worried that they would go into a complete panic if it was brought to their attention.