This time Odette said, “Ouch, quit it.” “Why did you do that? We could’ve been out of here and gone.” Odette said, “We can’t just leave her here with him.” “Yes, we can. This is her house.” “Maybe, but we’re not leaving her alone with him right after she buried her mother.” There was no use arguing with Odette once she got a notion stuck in her head, so Clarice said nothing more. It was clear to her that Odette had looked at this cat-eyed, stray girl and set her mind on adoption. When Barbara Jean emerged from her
