A Girl Named Summer (2012)
“She was dressed and ready to go a good hour before David was due. One final look in the hall mirror convinced her that there wasn’t anything more she could do. She looked as good as she was ever going to look, which really wasn’t all that bad, she decided with almost clinical detachment. For once her hair was willing to conform, falling softly to her slender shoulders.
She had prepared her family as best she could. Luck was on her side. Grandpa had decided to return to the basement right after ...dinner, and though she felt a little guilty, she sighed with relief. There was no telling what her grandfather would do in front of David. And if he was in one of his teasing moods…She shuddered to think of that possibility.
“Mother, I’ll wait up here. Remember, you let David in and then call me, okay? And don’t forget you’re going to ask Dad not to talk to the plants.”
“Yes, dear, I’ll remind him. My, don’t you look lovely,” her mother said. “And don’t worry. We’ll all behave.”MoreLess
She had prepared her family as best she could. Luck was on her side. Grandpa had decided to return to the basement right after ...dinner, and though she felt a little guilty, she sighed with relief. There was no telling what her grandfather would do in front of David. And if he was in one of his teasing moods…She shuddered to think of that possibility.
“Mother, I’ll wait up here. Remember, you let David in and then call me, okay? And don’t forget you’re going to ask Dad not to talk to the plants.”
“Yes, dear, I’ll remind him. My, don’t you look lovely,” her mother said. “And don’t worry. We’ll all behave.”MoreLess
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