Crandalls' Castle
“She threw her arms around me and told me how sorry she was about my loss. Then she said she realized I’d want to go to the funeral, and I didn’t have to worry because she and I would go to Madison together.
“Charli can come with us if she wants to,” she said. “It would do her good to get away for a day. I just talked to Mary Kramer down the street, and she’ll watch the boys while Dan is at work.”
That was two days ago, and until we left this morning I kept trying to get up the nerve to tell her... I didn’t want to go. What’s the point? My great-grandmother won’t know I’m there, and if she did know she wouldn’t care. I was just a stranger she’d had to look out for.
In the end I didn’t say it, because Lilly is my ideal person. She’s kind and good and she loves everyone. If she knew what I’m like inside, she’d be shocked.
The Franzes let us take their car so we wouldn’t have to take the bus to Madison. I hoped Charli would stay home, but no luck. When we went outside, there she was, sitting cross-legged in the backseat, waiting.MoreLess
“Charli can come with us if she wants to,” she said. “It would do her good to get away for a day. I just talked to Mary Kramer down the street, and she’ll watch the boys while Dan is at work.”
That was two days ago, and until we left this morning I kept trying to get up the nerve to tell her... I didn’t want to go. What’s the point? My great-grandmother won’t know I’m there, and if she did know she wouldn’t care. I was just a stranger she’d had to look out for.
In the end I didn’t say it, because Lilly is my ideal person. She’s kind and good and she loves everyone. If she knew what I’m like inside, she’d be shocked.
The Franzes let us take their car so we wouldn’t have to take the bus to Madison. I hoped Charli would stay home, but no luck. When we went outside, there she was, sitting cross-legged in the backseat, waiting.MoreLess
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