Halfback Attack (2009)
““Sure, Jimmie! Sure, I’ll go with you!”
But his mind was crying out to him — What will Dick say? And what about the next game, and the next? He probably won’t let me carry the ball again. But look at Jimmie. That little guy looks up to me! I can’t refuse him!
“Thanks, Freddie!” said Jimmie, his eyes bright as stars. “I told Mom you would!”
“Jimmie,” Mrs. Rose said softly, “Freddie can’t take you tomorrow night. He’s been invited to a Halloween party.”
The brightness disappeared ...from Jimmie’s eyes. Disappointment came over his face. “But he just said —”
“He wants to be nice to you,” Mrs. Rose said. She took Jimmie’s hand and opened the door. “Come on, Jimmie. And don’t feel bad about it. Freddie didn’t know you wanted him to go trick or treating with you, or he wouldn’t have promised to go to that party.”
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But his mind was crying out to him — What will Dick say? And what about the next game, and the next? He probably won’t let me carry the ball again. But look at Jimmie. That little guy looks up to me! I can’t refuse him!
“Thanks, Freddie!” said Jimmie, his eyes bright as stars. “I told Mom you would!”
“Jimmie,” Mrs. Rose said softly, “Freddie can’t take you tomorrow night. He’s been invited to a Halloween party.”
The brightness disappeared ...from Jimmie’s eyes. Disappointment came over his face. “But he just said —”
“He wants to be nice to you,” Mrs. Rose said. She took Jimmie’s hand and opened the door. “Come on, Jimmie. And don’t feel bad about it. Freddie didn’t know you wanted him to go trick or treating with you, or he wouldn’t have promised to go to that party.”
“But Mrs.MoreLess
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