“Did Chandresh tell you something?”
“Chandresh hasn’t told me a thing. He’s as close-mouthed as your husband. Come on, Mrs. Wentworth.” She took Sarah’s hand and led her out from behind the librarians’ desk. “Cough up the keys. They’re no longer yours.”
Sarah took the blue and orange Salem State University lanyard from around her neck and handed it to Jennifer. She felt like she was giving away a piece of herself. Jennifer unhooked the keys and handed Sarah back the lanyard. “Keep this,” she said. “A memento.”
Sarah clasped the lanyard in her hands. “I’ll cherish it, but I do have other mementos. I have you, your mother…”
“And James.”
Sarah smiled. “And James.”
Jennifer looked at the time on the clock on the wall. “We better go. We don’t want to be late to your celebration.”
“Celebr
