sitting on the bed. Danny occupied the chair I had placed by the window for Mom. Beer and snacks were scattered around them while a football game played loudly on the television.
Gabriel went pale when he saw me.
“Honey. I didn’t know you were coming home early.”
I looked around once.
“Where is my mother?”
He hesitated.
“My brother came over, and we wanted to watch the game in here because there’s a television.”
“Where is my mother, Gabriel?”
“I moved her downstairs.”
I stared at him.
“The basement?”
