and then grabbed my laptop from beneath my bed, where I’d stashed it the night before.
I had an email from Lidewij Vliegenthart. Dear Hazel,
I have received word via the Genies that you will be visiting us with Augustus Waters and your mother beginning on 4th of May.
Only a week away! Peter and I are delighted and cannot wait to make your acquaintance.
Your hotel, the Filosoof, is just one street away from Peter’s home.
Perhaps we should give you one day for the jet lag, yes?
So if convenient, we will meet you at Peter’s home on the morning of 5th May at perhaps ten o’clock
for a cup of coffee and for him to answer questions you have about his book.
And then perhaps afterward we can tour a museum or the Anne Frank House?
With all best wishes, Lidewij Vliegenthart Executive Assistant to Mr. Peter Van Houten, author of An Imperial Affliction
“Mom,” I said. She didn’t answer. “MOM!” I shouted. Nothing.
Again, louder, “MOM!” She ran in wearing a threadbare pink towel under her armpits, dripping, vaguely panicked.
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