Indigo and Ida

Indigo and Ida — page 7
Dad inclined his head I do need to be at work in a few hours They followed Mr. Belkin down the hall to the privacy of the back office Once they were seated at the round table which was supposed to make them all seem like equals Mr. Belkin shifted in his seat coughing behind a faded red handkerchief before finally filling Dad in And in addition to the fact that property defacement is a serious offense I'm concerned because Indigo's actions today are entirely out of character Dad sat listening with his hands folded in his lap They were the smooth hands of a man who wore medical gloves most hours of the day They were also deep brown which meant that when he wasn't in scrubs although he was triple board certified in emergency medicine pediatrics and immunology and was a senior attending physician at the Jamesville Jamesville hospital sometimes strangers thought he was a janitor And why is it you believe Indigo was the one with the paint can he asked Mr. Belkin's eyebrows hitched way up but the rest of his fish belly white face didn't move Because Mrs. Mackenzie caught her doing it