Chapter 15
Danielle couldn't think straight. How did Renee find out where she was last night? Who would tell her and why would they want to? She tried to think who was there, but no one came to mind except for one girl. The one woman who she had never gotten along with growing up and was always the thorn in her side. The one who had always gotten things first before she and Jacqueline did.
Danielle sighed and shook her head. Of course, it would have to be Margo, that shrewd little fox. She was Jackie's older sister and always got in the way. She hated that woman.
It was Margo who played tricks on her when she was eight. It was Margo who made fun of her and it was Margo who always popped up in the middle of nowhere and scared her half to death.
And it was always Margo who squealed like a stuck pig to Aunt Renee whenever she had disappeared or done something wrong
But it really shouldn't matter, should it. In the end, Danielle had won. Margo had gone off to some university and, after flunking out her first year, had disappeared into thin air and hadn't been heard from since. Renee had threatened to "banish her to the netherworld" if she ever turned up again, but no one believed her. She always had a soft spot for her niece and was ready to forgive her for anything. Not so with Jacqueline.
The only reason that Jackie had gotten the job as private secretary was because she had trained for it. Renee's sister, Colette, thought it had been beneath her, anyway. This was why Margo had gone off to the university. Before she died, Colette had made sure that Margo finish her education so she might be someone important. No one was going to make her oldest a secretary.
Besides, Margo had already tested for the job and had been much too inept to continue doing it.
Danielle nodded her head. Of course, it had to be her. Who else could it be? Now the question was where was she and what was she doing there?
Suddenly she heard a noise. It had landed with a big thud on the floor. She hadn't been sure, but it sounded as if the noise hadn't been far away at all, in fact, it was closer than she thought.
Like right in back of her.
"Hello, Danielle," a voice whispered into her ear. "How have you been? Long time, no see."
Danielle stood stock still, at first, not moving an inch. She recognized the voice, although she hadn't heard it in a long time.
"What's wrong, Danielle? Cat got your tongue?"
Danielle whirled around to find Margo staring at her, grinning like the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"Have you missed me, because I certainly missed you?"
Danielle frowned. "What are you doing here, Margo?" she asked. "And when did you decide to grace us with your presence?"
Danielle couldn't think straight. How did Renee find out where she was last night? Who would tell her and why would they want to? She tried to think who was there, but no one came to mind except for one girl. The one woman who she had never gotten along with growing up and was always the thorn in her side. The one who had always gotten things first before she and Jacqueline did.
Danielle sighed and shook her head. Of course, it would have to be Margo, that shrewd little fox. She was Jackie's older sister and always got in the way. She hated that woman.
It was Margo who played tricks on her when she was eight. It was Margo who made fun of her and it was Margo who always popped up in the middle of nowhere and scared her half to death.
And it was always Margo who squealed like a stuck pig to Aunt Renee whenever she had disappeared or done something wrong
But it really shouldn't matter, should it. In the end, Danielle had won. Margo had gone off to some university and, after flunking out her first year, had disappeared into thin air and hadn't been heard from since. Renee had threatened to "banish her to the netherworld" if she ever turned up again, but no one believed her. She always had a soft spot for her niece and was ready to forgive her for anything. Not so with Jacqueline.
The only reason that Jackie had gotten the job as private secretary was because she had trained for it. Renee's sister, Colette, thought it had been beneath her, anyway. This was why Margo had gone off to the university. Before she died, Colette had made sure that Margo finish her education so she might be someone important. No one was going to make her oldest a secretary.
Besides, Margo had already tested for the job and had been much too inept to continue doing it.
Danielle nodded her head. Of course, it had to be her. Who else could it be? Now the question was where was she and what was she doing there?
Suddenly she heard a noise. It had landed with a big thud on the floor. She hadn't been sure, but it sounded as if the noise hadn't been far away at all, in fact, it was closer than she thought.
Like right in back of her.
"Hello, Danielle," a voice whispered into her ear. "How have you been? Long time, no see."
Danielle stood stock still, at first, not moving an inch. She recognized the voice, although she hadn't heard it in a long time.
"What's wrong, Danielle? Cat got your tongue?"
Danielle whirled around to find Margo staring at her, grinning like the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"Have you missed me, because I certainly missed you?"
Danielle frowned. "What are you doing here, Margo?" she asked. "And when did you decide to grace us with your presence?"