“Never would she have thought of doing them or, after planning, have carried them out with such a cold, clear mind. In the next hour she would lie to her mother, she would steal twice, she would walk alone down forbidden streets, and transact business in a grocery store with the composure of an adult. “It was no trouble at all,” she would tell Sara-Kate afterwards, handing over the bag of groceries in the Connollys’ kitchen. It was almost the truth. Hillary had never been so proud to be trusted ...with a mission in her life. “What did you tell your mother?” “I didn’t tell her anything. She was upstairs. I took a ten-dollar bill from her wallet on the counter. Then I called up to her and said you’d invited me for lunch.” Sara-Kate grinned. “That must have surprised her.” “It did.” She’d run out the kitchen door before her mother could protest. She’d gone through the hedge into Sara-Kate’s yard, then around the house to the street in front. Most sidewalks weren’t shoveled yet so she’d walked on the slushy side of the road.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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