Beach Girls
“Jack hovered in the doorway, as if he wasn't sure whether to stay or go. Stevie smiled at him, waiting. He was tall, and his broad shoulders completely blocked the hall light. Her heart was in her throat, wanting more than anything for him to sit beside her.
“Sit down, Dad . . . come listen to Stevie's story,” Nell said.
“Oh, I think she came to tell it to you,” he said. “I'll go out in the other room. . . .”
“It's for both of you,” Stevie said.
He moved toward her, then stopped himself—as if m...aybe he thought better of sitting beside her on the bed. Instead, he pulled a straight-backed chair in from the other room. The bedside lamp had a ship's wheel on its parchment shade, and it threw warm orange light on Stevie's hands and sketchpad.
“This is a story about Lovecraft Hill,” she said. “A magical stone castle sits in the midst of fields and woodlands, overlooking the mouth of a majestic river, just where it empties into the sea. Ivy and vines grow up the castle walls.MoreLess
“Sit down, Dad . . . come listen to Stevie's story,” Nell said.
“Oh, I think she came to tell it to you,” he said. “I'll go out in the other room. . . .”
“It's for both of you,” Stevie said.
He moved toward her, then stopped himself—as if m...aybe he thought better of sitting beside her on the bed. Instead, he pulled a straight-backed chair in from the other room. The bedside lamp had a ship's wheel on its parchment shade, and it threw warm orange light on Stevie's hands and sketchpad.
“This is a story about Lovecraft Hill,” she said. “A magical stone castle sits in the midst of fields and woodlands, overlooking the mouth of a majestic river, just where it empties into the sea. Ivy and vines grow up the castle walls.MoreLess
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