All in One Place (2009)
“My feet throbbed and my head ached, but as soon as Helen got me settled into this basement suite, my new home, I phoned my sister. Me. Miss Responsible.
“Another week.” I heard a light sigh across the line. “Why did you leave without talking to me?”
Maybe not entirely responsible. “I told Anneke I was going to town to get a job,” I said. “And I left a message this morning, as soon as I got to Harland.”
“You're lucky you caught me. Mom, Gloria, the relatives, and I are going to Virgi...nia City tomorrow. We're going to stay at a bed-and-breakfast. I had hoped you could babysit. Dan will be busy spraying.”
Oh, yeah. Terra Froese, letting her sister down again. “You could have asked me yesterday.”
“I would have if I'd known you were going to be gone this morning.”
“I didn't know I was going to be gone this morning until—”MoreLess
“Another week.” I heard a light sigh across the line. “Why did you leave without talking to me?”
Maybe not entirely responsible. “I told Anneke I was going to town to get a job,” I said. “And I left a message this morning, as soon as I got to Harland.”
“You're lucky you caught me. Mom, Gloria, the relatives, and I are going to Virgi...nia City tomorrow. We're going to stay at a bed-and-breakfast. I had hoped you could babysit. Dan will be busy spraying.”
Oh, yeah. Terra Froese, letting her sister down again. “You could have asked me yesterday.”
“I would have if I'd known you were going to be gone this morning.”
“I didn't know I was going to be gone this morning until—”MoreLess
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