Ch 31

Beth knew that there should not be anyone at her door. First, the only one who knew that they were there was the manager. She knew, based on how fat he was, that the only reason that he ever got out of his chair was to collect the late rent or to kick out the ones that were not paying. She had made a special point of telling him that she didn't want anyone to know that they were there. When she returned from the prison after talking to Rodger. He had told her that Stan might be trying to kidnap one of the kids. That was enough to make her paranoid that someone was going to try something.

There was a knock at the door, and this time, it was louder. Beth shushed the kids and looked at the door, unsure what to do. She sat there stunned, not wanting to move or make a sound. She was hoping that whoever it was would think that they had the wrong room and just move along and leave them alone.