Eilleen was arranging her closet.She had asked Jocelyn to leave the clothes for her because she wanted to arrange them herself that morning. She picked up a blue gown and carefully hung it on the rail she was holding.Her phone rang.Eilleen quickly hung the gown properly before reaching for her phone.It was Mrs. Maya.“Hello?” she said, placing the phone against her ear.“Please come to the kitchen,” Mrs. Maya said in a low but stern voice.From her tone, she immediately knew something was wrong.Mrs. Maya wouldn't call her out of her room for nothing.“Okay. I'm coming.”She ended the call, quickly opened the door, and hurried downstairs.When she reached the kitchen, Mrs. Maya was already sitting at the table.Her fingers were tapping nervously against the surface.Eilleen pulled out the chair across from her and sat down.“Sorry for calling you out of your room,” Mrs. Maya said. “But I think this is urgent.”“What happened?”“I was in the garden when I overheard Tommy talking to
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