A Dream for Addie
“I went directly to the bedroom that Grandma and I shared and pulled the old bird’s-eye maple dresser away from the wall to get at the keys hanging on the back. One of them unlocked my private drawer, the top left-hand drawer of the dresser. Grandma’s private drawer was the top right-hand drawer, though she never locked it. Dad had a private drawer in his mahogany highboy, and he never locked his, either. I seemed to be the only one in the family with any real secrets.
Locks or not, it was an ab...solute rule that no one looked into anyone else’s private drawer in our family. I knew my memento of Mr. Davenport would be safe there. What’s more, I hoped it would scent all the things in my private drawer so that I would be reminded of him whenever I opened it. I hoped Dad and Grandma wouldn’t notice if I began to smell like Rum and Maple. I closed my eyes and took a long, deep breath of the tobacco. I could see Mr. Davenport sitting at his desk, lighting up his pipe as we had one of our private talks.MoreLess
Locks or not, it was an ab...solute rule that no one looked into anyone else’s private drawer in our family. I knew my memento of Mr. Davenport would be safe there. What’s more, I hoped it would scent all the things in my private drawer so that I would be reminded of him whenever I opened it. I hoped Dad and Grandma wouldn’t notice if I began to smell like Rum and Maple. I closed my eyes and took a long, deep breath of the tobacco. I could see Mr. Davenport sitting at his desk, lighting up his pipe as we had one of our private talks.MoreLess
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