Chapter 22
The officers seemed satisfied with everything. Elaine walked them out, but Rafael overheard them mumbling something about “arrest” and “foster care” and he hoped Daisy had someone who could take her in.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Daisy. I realize I don’t know much about what’s going on, but it sounds like you need a place to stay. Do you have relatives? Anyone we can call?”
She chewed her bottom lip and picked at the threads on the blanket. “I’m not sure,” she said, sniffling. “God, Mom is going to be so mad. She was screaming at me when I left. But I just couldn’t do what she wanted me to do. He was gross. And drunk like Mom. And he wouldn’t stop touching me. I said ‘no’ a bunch of times. I swear I did!”