House Guest
All David and Emma could do was pull on a brave front and act as though Mildred’s presence was a big deal. They were more concerned about Olivia’s reaction to her grandma staying at home than they were about Timmy’s actual difficulties with the unexpected visit. He had always been a kind and well-mannered young child.
He smiled at Mildred when they first met, and Mildred seemed both delighted and surprised to see him. But after the Carters’ new houseguest had been living there for a week, David and Emma began to suspect that something wasn’t quite right.
