02_the Hero Next Door
“Snagging the offending sprout from among the hot-pink begonias, she deposited it in a bucket by her side, sat back on her heels and stripped off her gardening gloves before retrieving the phone from the brick path beside her.
“The Devon Rose.”
“Hi, Heather. Do you have a minute?”
At the underlying thread of tension in her sister’s question, Heather’s grip on the phone tightened. “Sure. Is everything okay?”
“No.” Susan’s voice wavered. “Brian’s in trouble again.”
Since her sister had separated f...rom her philandering husband several months ago, Heather knew thirteen-year-old Brian had been getting into minor scrapes. This one sounded major.
“What happened?”
“He and some of the kids he’s been hanging around with spray painted a vulgar message on a garage door. A neighbor spotted them and called the police.”
“Did the owners press charges?”
“Not after the parents chipped in to pay for the damage. But now I’m really worried about leaving Brian at home alone all summer.MoreLess
“The Devon Rose.”
“Hi, Heather. Do you have a minute?”
At the underlying thread of tension in her sister’s question, Heather’s grip on the phone tightened. “Sure. Is everything okay?”
“No.” Susan’s voice wavered. “Brian’s in trouble again.”
Since her sister had separated f...rom her philandering husband several months ago, Heather knew thirteen-year-old Brian had been getting into minor scrapes. This one sounded major.
“What happened?”
“He and some of the kids he’s been hanging around with spray painted a vulgar message on a garage door. A neighbor spotted them and called the police.”
“Did the owners press charges?”
“Not after the parents chipped in to pay for the damage. But now I’m really worried about leaving Brian at home alone all summer.MoreLess
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