Don't Look Behind You (1989)
“I exclaimed, burying my face in the hollow where Steve’s neck met his collarbone and inhaling the well-remembered odor of warm skin and pine-scented aftershave.
“Of course I came,” he said, hugging me back. “When Billy told me you’d called, I could hardly believe it. I’d just about given up hope of ever seeing you again. When you came down that ramp, I had to look twice to recognize you. I’d never pictured Rapunzel with her beautiful hair cut off.”
He pushed me gently away so he could look at m...e. “Solve the mystery for me. Where have you been?”
“Don’t ask,” I said. “I’m not allowed to talk about it. We left because of Dad’s testimony at the Loftin trial. A man was killed, and we had to go into hiding. It was awful, and I’m very glad to be home.”
“What about your family?” Steve glanced past me, over my shoulder, as though he expected to see them appear on the ramp behind me.
“I’m here alone,” I said. “I’m going to live with my grandmother.MoreLess
“Of course I came,” he said, hugging me back. “When Billy told me you’d called, I could hardly believe it. I’d just about given up hope of ever seeing you again. When you came down that ramp, I had to look twice to recognize you. I’d never pictured Rapunzel with her beautiful hair cut off.”
He pushed me gently away so he could look at m...e. “Solve the mystery for me. Where have you been?”
“Don’t ask,” I said. “I’m not allowed to talk about it. We left because of Dad’s testimony at the Loftin trial. A man was killed, and we had to go into hiding. It was awful, and I’m very glad to be home.”
“What about your family?” Steve glanced past me, over my shoulder, as though he expected to see them appear on the ramp behind me.
“I’m here alone,” I said. “I’m going to live with my grandmother.MoreLess
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