A Northern Light
“What are you doing up?" a voice hisses in the darkness.
"Nothing, Ada," I say, quickly tucking Grace Browns letter back in its envelope. "Just reading." "At this hour? Go to sleep, for cripes' sake! Cook'll have us up soon enough!" "Stop your damn noise, you two!" "You don't want to let Cook hear you curse, Fran," Ada warns. "She'll box your ears." "I'll box yours if you don't shut up, I swear I will—" "Box my ears? I'm not the one who lit the lamp and woke the whole room! And after the day we'...ve had ... after everything that's happened..." Ada's voice catches and turns to tears.
"I'm sorry, Ada. I'll shut the light, all right? There, it's out. Go back to sleep now." There's a gulp, a sniffle, and then, "She's right downstairs, Matt. All cold and dead." "Then she won't be bothering you, will she? Go to sleep." I mean to go to sleep, too. I try to, but I can't. Every time I shut my eyes, I see Grace's battered face. I hear Mr. Morrison tell Mr. Sperry that there's no Carl Grahm in Albany.MoreLess
"Nothing, Ada," I say, quickly tucking Grace Browns letter back in its envelope. "Just reading." "At this hour? Go to sleep, for cripes' sake! Cook'll have us up soon enough!" "Stop your damn noise, you two!" "You don't want to let Cook hear you curse, Fran," Ada warns. "She'll box your ears." "I'll box yours if you don't shut up, I swear I will—" "Box my ears? I'm not the one who lit the lamp and woke the whole room! And after the day we'...ve had ... after everything that's happened..." Ada's voice catches and turns to tears.
"I'm sorry, Ada. I'll shut the light, all right? There, it's out. Go back to sleep now." There's a gulp, a sniffle, and then, "She's right downstairs, Matt. All cold and dead." "Then she won't be bothering you, will she? Go to sleep." I mean to go to sleep, too. I try to, but I can't. Every time I shut my eyes, I see Grace's battered face. I hear Mr. Morrison tell Mr. Sperry that there's no Carl Grahm in Albany.MoreLess
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