By Starlight
“Maddy spun around from the kitchen counter where she’d been cutting carrots and looked at Helen. She sat at the small table nearest the window, absently thumbing through her favorite Hollywood gossip magazine. Though she was looking down, acting as if her question was nothing out of the ordinary, Maddy could still see the faintest wisp of a smile.
“How…how did you…?” she stumbled, so taken aback that she was nearly speechless.
“Because I was watching you through the window in the back corner of... the storeroom,” Helen replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “You really didn’t expect me to stay at the front counter, did you?”
“You shouldn’t be spying on people,” Maddy said, annoyed.
“Oh, come on, now.” Her sister laughed, closing her magazine and finally looking up, her eyes full of mischievousness. “The two of you are the most exciting thing to happen in this town in I don’t know how long! Everyone is talking about you, so when I have the chance to watch something happen firsthand, I have to take it!MoreLess
“How…how did you…?” she stumbled, so taken aback that she was nearly speechless.
“Because I was watching you through the window in the back corner of... the storeroom,” Helen replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “You really didn’t expect me to stay at the front counter, did you?”
“You shouldn’t be spying on people,” Maddy said, annoyed.
“Oh, come on, now.” Her sister laughed, closing her magazine and finally looking up, her eyes full of mischievousness. “The two of you are the most exciting thing to happen in this town in I don’t know how long! Everyone is talking about you, so when I have the chance to watch something happen firsthand, I have to take it!MoreLess
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