First Sight
“At first, she didn’t even recognize his voice. He sounded near tears.
“What’s wrong, chéri?” She was starting to pick up French words here and there, and kept promising herself to take a class at Berlitz. When she had time, whenever that would be. In another lifetime maybe, but she wanted to learn French for him.
“We have a serious problem,” he said in an ominous tone, and her heart nearly stopped as he said it. For an instant, all she could think of was that he was dumping her. The bab...y she was carrying, and that he didn’t know about, didn’t even cross her mind. All she could think of was that he was about to tell her it was over, and her heart started to pound. Her breath came in short gasps. Terror struck at his tone. It was reflex for her. Visions of the orphanage again, and being sent back again and again, for years.
“What do you mean?” Timmie asked in a hoarse croak. She had never heard him sound like that before.MoreLess
“What’s wrong, chéri?” She was starting to pick up French words here and there, and kept promising herself to take a class at Berlitz. When she had time, whenever that would be. In another lifetime maybe, but she wanted to learn French for him.
“We have a serious problem,” he said in an ominous tone, and her heart nearly stopped as he said it. For an instant, all she could think of was that he was dumping her. The bab...y she was carrying, and that he didn’t know about, didn’t even cross her mind. All she could think of was that he was about to tell her it was over, and her heart started to pound. Her breath came in short gasps. Terror struck at his tone. It was reflex for her. Visions of the orphanage again, and being sent back again and again, for years.
“What do you mean?” Timmie asked in a hoarse croak. She had never heard him sound like that before.MoreLess
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