“Running as fast as I could, I almost slipped in the snow a couple of times but managed to recover and stay on my feet. I forgot to breathe till I was halfway down the hill, then ran right past my house. My mother wasn’t due home for a couple of hours. I couldn’t imagine sitting with Mrs. Crowe, politely watching her soaps with her, swallowing this feeling over and over until it maybe bubbled out of my stomach and barfed itself all over her imitation Oriental rug. No, I could not go home. I circ...led Charlotte’s house a couple of times, hoping she would get back from Toby’s soon. I squinted up the road, relieved to see a figure coming down the hill. But as it came closer, I saw that the figure was wearing a puffy brown coat. It was Toby, not Charlotte. I crept back into Charlotte’s backyard and stared out onto the whitening lawn, vegetable garden, and trampoline. I remembered the time Charlotte had dropped one of Paul’s soccer cleats down under the trampoline to drive him crazy looking for it.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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