Homecoming
“The fumes that floated in through the open windows were swollen with heat. They were on their way. Again.
Dicey leaned back in her seat and tried to make herself relax. They had until evening, when Cousin Eunice got home. Unless the camps wondered why all the Tillermans were absent and called Cousin Eunice at work. She didn’t think that was likely.
James leaned toward Dicey. They were the only people sitting in the back of the bus.
Nobody would hear them over the sound of the motor....
“It’s like a prison break, isn’t it?”
Dicey knew what he meant. Even so, “That’s not fair,” she said. “Cousin Eunice wasn’t a jailer.”
James shrugged. “Whadda you think?” he asked out of the corner of his mouth. “I think, if we can get to New York without being caught—we’ll be home free.”
Home, Dicey thought.MoreLess
Dicey leaned back in her seat and tried to make herself relax. They had until evening, when Cousin Eunice got home. Unless the camps wondered why all the Tillermans were absent and called Cousin Eunice at work. She didn’t think that was likely.
James leaned toward Dicey. They were the only people sitting in the back of the bus.
Nobody would hear them over the sound of the motor....
“It’s like a prison break, isn’t it?”
Dicey knew what he meant. Even so, “That’s not fair,” she said. “Cousin Eunice wasn’t a jailer.”
James shrugged. “Whadda you think?” he asked out of the corner of his mouth. “I think, if we can get to New York without being caught—we’ll be home free.”
Home, Dicey thought.MoreLess
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