Christmas Treasure (2013)
“STEVIE RAN into the tack room. Riding class was about to start and she was running late, as usual. Most of the other riders were already warming up their horses.
Carole looked up from the bench where she was sitting, lacing up her field boots. “Stevie! Where have you been? I’ve been dying to talk to you!”
“I saw you on TV last night.” The words tumbled out of Stevie’s mouth as she sat down beside Carole. “You were in a robbery! And look.” She held up the front section of the morning newspaper. ...“You’re also in the paper! Are you okay? I wanted to call you last night but my mom wouldn’t let me. She said if you’d been hurt you’d have been in the hospital and not on television, which”—Stevie gasped for breath—“makes sense, I suppose.”
“I’m fine,” Carole said. “It was the most unbelievable night I’ve ever spent.” She looked at Stevie and frowned. “How come you saw me on TV? I didn’t come on until after eleven. Weren’t you in bed?”
“No, I had to study for my algebra test.MoreLess
Carole looked up from the bench where she was sitting, lacing up her field boots. “Stevie! Where have you been? I’ve been dying to talk to you!”
“I saw you on TV last night.” The words tumbled out of Stevie’s mouth as she sat down beside Carole. “You were in a robbery! And look.” She held up the front section of the morning newspaper. ...“You’re also in the paper! Are you okay? I wanted to call you last night but my mom wouldn’t let me. She said if you’d been hurt you’d have been in the hospital and not on television, which”—Stevie gasped for breath—“makes sense, I suppose.”
“I’m fine,” Carole said. “It was the most unbelievable night I’ve ever spent.” She looked at Stevie and frowned. “How come you saw me on TV? I didn’t come on until after eleven. Weren’t you in bed?”
“No, I had to study for my algebra test.MoreLess
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