Horse Race (2013)
“But someone else found them almost as soon as they made themselves comfortable on a bench.
“Carole!” Josh B exclaimed from behind them. “How are you?”
Carole fought back a groan of dismay as the older boy hurried over. Today he was wearing a clean white turtleneck and a pair of pressed black pants. “Hi, Josh,” she said weakly.
“Hi, Josh,” chorused Stevie and Lisa.
“Hi,” Josh greeted them shortly. Then he turned all his attention back to Carole. “I’m really glad to see you again,” he told her. “...We didn’t have nearly enough time to talk yesterday. I was hoping for a chance to show you around the track—you know, give you a taste of what I do here and how things work.”
“That sounds awfully interesting,” Carole said hesitantly. She didn’t want to hurt the boy’s feelings, but the last thing she needed right now was to be dragged off on some kind of grand tour of Bluegrass Park. How could she get out of it without being rude? For once, she wished she’d paid more attention when the girls at school or Pine Hollow were chattering on about how to talk to boys.MoreLess
“Carole!” Josh B exclaimed from behind them. “How are you?”
Carole fought back a groan of dismay as the older boy hurried over. Today he was wearing a clean white turtleneck and a pair of pressed black pants. “Hi, Josh,” she said weakly.
“Hi, Josh,” chorused Stevie and Lisa.
“Hi,” Josh greeted them shortly. Then he turned all his attention back to Carole. “I’m really glad to see you again,” he told her. “...We didn’t have nearly enough time to talk yesterday. I was hoping for a chance to show you around the track—you know, give you a taste of what I do here and how things work.”
“That sounds awfully interesting,” Carole said hesitantly. She didn’t want to hurt the boy’s feelings, but the last thing she needed right now was to be dragged off on some kind of grand tour of Bluegrass Park. How could she get out of it without being rude? For once, she wished she’d paid more attention when the girls at school or Pine Hollow were chattering on about how to talk to boys.MoreLess
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