Aly's House (2016)
“Today her automatic glance extended into a long stare of surprise. The black secondhand Ford that had replaced the pickup when he went off to college was parked between the trees.
Marshall was home! But why? Finals at Wharton, Elizabeth had told her, were next week. And then, at last, he would graduate from the finest business school in the country. Perplexed, Aly remained behind the wheel of her new car and considered what could possibly have dragged Marshall away from his books at such a ...crucial time. She knew of no one who was sick or who had died. Could good news have brought him home to Claiborne? She hadn’t heard of any, but she certainly didn’t want to contribute a negative note by lugging in a basket of wash for Elizabeth’s ironing board. Not when she knew how Marshall felt about his mother having to do such work to make ends meet, especially for the Kingstons.
Besides, she looked the mess she usually did. If she’d only known he would be home, she would have tried to do something to her hair, her face—worn something other than cutoff jeans and a T-shirt.MoreLess
Marshall was home! But why? Finals at Wharton, Elizabeth had told her, were next week. And then, at last, he would graduate from the finest business school in the country. Perplexed, Aly remained behind the wheel of her new car and considered what could possibly have dragged Marshall away from his books at such a ...crucial time. She knew of no one who was sick or who had died. Could good news have brought him home to Claiborne? She hadn’t heard of any, but she certainly didn’t want to contribute a negative note by lugging in a basket of wash for Elizabeth’s ironing board. Not when she knew how Marshall felt about his mother having to do such work to make ends meet, especially for the Kingstons.
Besides, she looked the mess she usually did. If she’d only known he would be home, she would have tried to do something to her hair, her face—worn something other than cutoff jeans and a T-shirt.MoreLess
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