Down Home And Deadly
“ When Alex rang the bell, it was morning but still dark outside. I yanked the door open and pulled him inside. “I need your help.”
“Whoa, water girl. What’s wrong?”
“Is this shirt okay?”
He looked at my red Cardinal’s shirt then back up at my face. “Is this a trick question?”
“No!”
“Of course, it’s fine.”
“Just fine?”
“Perfect. As usual,” he said with a slightly uncertain smile.
I stared in the foyer mirror at my wild curls. “Why did I leave my hair down? Everyb...ody knows you wear a ponytail to a baseball game.” I swooped my hair up and secured it.
“Uh-oh,” Alex said.
I turned to him. “Uh-oh what?”
“Uh-oh, I didn’t get the ponytail memo.”
I smacked his arm.MoreLess
“Whoa, water girl. What’s wrong?”
“Is this shirt okay?”
He looked at my red Cardinal’s shirt then back up at my face. “Is this a trick question?”
“No!”
“Of course, it’s fine.”
“Just fine?”
“Perfect. As usual,” he said with a slightly uncertain smile.
I stared in the foyer mirror at my wild curls. “Why did I leave my hair down? Everyb...ody knows you wear a ponytail to a baseball game.” I swooped my hair up and secured it.
“Uh-oh,” Alex said.
I turned to him. “Uh-oh what?”
“Uh-oh, I didn’t get the ponytail memo.”
I smacked his arm.MoreLess
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