Downhill Chance

Authors: Donna Morrissey

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“Peering out the corner of her room window, she watched as the men came out their doors, whistling good-morning to one another, and making their way up over the hill, their bucksaws and canvas lunch bags tossed over their shoulders. Likewise, Frankie was out of bed, treading lightly through the kitchen and leaving the house without breakfast. He must’ve went in boat, perhaps up to the Basin to work with the merchant, thought Clair, as he made no appearance onto the patch. There was no sign of Lu...ke either, and the memory of him sitting on the steps the night before, his fingers dancing over the keys of an accordion, and the bitch yapping at his feet, might well have been a dream.
Climbing out of bed, she hastily washed herself in cold water, combed her hair, then dressed in her stockings and skirt. Thankfully, Willamena didn’t emerge from her bedroom till she had finished a slice of bread with a glass of iced tea, and was on her way to the door, hoping to get to the schoolhouse early before the youngsters arrived.MoreLess Read More Read Less