Chapter 31

　　GET TO GRIPS WITH 　　Not seeing Mabel with Neil and Naomi, I panic and increase my pace of walking to waste less time in being able to ask them where my daughter is. I don’t understand why they are smiling and excited to see us even though Mabel is not with them. We trusted them to take care of our daughter. I look at George, and he is also smiling and waving to them. Does he remember he has a child who they had to take care of, and they don’t have her now? 　　It feels like forever to get to them. But the minute we get closer to where they are, I ask them with a raised voice, “Where is Mabel?” 　　They don’t say anything and still look calm. I ask George the same question, and I don’t believe his coldness in this situation. He says, “Let’s go to them and we’ll ask.” How is he so cool about not seeing his daughter with them? 　　They hug us when we stand in front and very casually George asks, “Where did you leave Mabel?” 　　“Naomi is responsible for her not being here,” says Neil. 　　“Where