Don't You Know There's a War On? (2015)
“39 HEART POUNDING, I searched my pockets like I was digging for gold. But see, the petition was gone. It must have fallen out when we were running down the street.
And natch, next second the door opened and a lady was standing there who I just knew had to be Mrs. Wolch.
I had never seen her before—I had been out in the hallway when she was talking, right?—so I didn’t know what to expect. She wasn’t very tall, and she was thin, with curly hair on the top of her head. Her eyeglasses were pushed u...p to her forehead. Her face was what you might call narrow, with this long nose. Actually she sort of looked like a poodle.
For a moment she just stood there, blinking at us. “Yes?” she finally said.
Denny, in his high voice, said, “You Mrs. Wolch?”
“Yes. Is this a scrap collection?”
Gloria, in a very loud voice, said, “My brother Howie has something important to tell you.”
Everyone looked at me.
So did Mrs. Wolch. “Yes?” she said.
I heard myself saying, “We’re . .MoreLess
And natch, next second the door opened and a lady was standing there who I just knew had to be Mrs. Wolch.
I had never seen her before—I had been out in the hallway when she was talking, right?—so I didn’t know what to expect. She wasn’t very tall, and she was thin, with curly hair on the top of her head. Her eyeglasses were pushed u...p to her forehead. Her face was what you might call narrow, with this long nose. Actually she sort of looked like a poodle.
For a moment she just stood there, blinking at us. “Yes?” she finally said.
Denny, in his high voice, said, “You Mrs. Wolch?”
“Yes. Is this a scrap collection?”
Gloria, in a very loud voice, said, “My brother Howie has something important to tell you.”
Everyone looked at me.
So did Mrs. Wolch. “Yes?” she said.
I heard myself saying, “We’re . .MoreLess
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