“Miserably, Ivy June followed. She was afraid, when Catherine shut the door behind her, that she might have locked it. But no, the door opened. Ivy June watched Catherine drop her overnight bag on the floor, plunk herself down on the bed, and turn her face to the wall.Ivy June sat down on the edge of the other bed. She started to speak once, but her voice only produced a squeak. She tried again: “Catherine, I’m really sorry.”There was no response.“I don’t know what made me say that. It came out ...so fast.”Still nothing from Catherine, except a slight shrug of a shoulder, as though nothing Ivy June could say would make it better.“As soon as I said it, I knew I shouldn’t have,” Ivy June told her pleadingly.Catherine jerked around. “You promised you wouldn’t say a word!”“I know. And I feel awful.”“Not as awful as I feel,” Catherine said, with anger.There was silence in the bedroom for a few moments.“Like I said, I’m really, really sorry, but … Well, what’s wrong with having a boyfriend?MoreLessRead More Read Less
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