Dreamfire
“News of the arrest shot through the house, and within moments everyone was crammed into the first-floor living room watching the world’s most exclusive cable channel, DWTV.
Even with her eyes fixed on the television, Josh was aware that the room looked strange—the carpet had been replaced that morning, but it was not quite the same shade as it had been before, and an old living-room set from the basement had been dragged upstairs. The drapes on the windows were missing, which reminded her that ...Kerstel and her father—who had spent a good six months trying to pick out those curtains due to Lauren’s complete indifference—probably didn’t know about Snitch’s arrest.
Laurentius had come home for a few hours of sleep and then returned to the hospital, where Kerstel continued to improve. During that time, he had thoroughly berated his elder daughter for kicking her elderly grandfather in the chest. But Josh had told her side of the story convincingly enough that she got the initial punishment—a month’s grounding—knocked down to being made responsible for making sure everyone ate breakfast while Kerstel was in the hospital.MoreLess
Even with her eyes fixed on the television, Josh was aware that the room looked strange—the carpet had been replaced that morning, but it was not quite the same shade as it had been before, and an old living-room set from the basement had been dragged upstairs. The drapes on the windows were missing, which reminded her that ...Kerstel and her father—who had spent a good six months trying to pick out those curtains due to Lauren’s complete indifference—probably didn’t know about Snitch’s arrest.
Laurentius had come home for a few hours of sleep and then returned to the hospital, where Kerstel continued to improve. During that time, he had thoroughly berated his elder daughter for kicking her elderly grandfather in the chest. But Josh had told her side of the story convincingly enough that she got the initial punishment—a month’s grounding—knocked down to being made responsible for making sure everyone ate breakfast while Kerstel was in the hospital.MoreLess
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