Into the Flame
“If he was crafty, and if he moved swiftly to erase his mistake, his new family would never know.
Firebird would never know.
He could fix what he had done. He had to.
He came back and sat down.
‘‘Do you understand what I’m saying?’’ She took his hand and squeezed his fingers a little too hard. ‘‘You’re the baby boy.’’ ‘‘I understand.’’ One question had to be answered before he knew what to do. ‘‘Are they good to you?’’ ‘‘Who?’’ ‘‘Your . . . the family. The Wilders. Are they good to you?’’ ‘‘You ...mean, were they angry at me because I wasn’t really their daughter?’’ She was getting huffy. ‘‘Because they weren’t. I know you don’t know them, but that’s not the kind of people they are.’’ Huffy or not, he needed to know. ‘‘Your whole life. Have they been good parents and taken care of you?’’ ‘‘Are you worried about what you’re getting into? They’re really good people. The whole family. I promise. I love them dearly, and they love me, and I just wish—’’ She stopped.MoreLess
Firebird would never know.
He could fix what he had done. He had to.
He came back and sat down.
‘‘Do you understand what I’m saying?’’ She took his hand and squeezed his fingers a little too hard. ‘‘You’re the baby boy.’’ ‘‘I understand.’’ One question had to be answered before he knew what to do. ‘‘Are they good to you?’’ ‘‘Who?’’ ‘‘Your . . . the family. The Wilders. Are they good to you?’’ ‘‘You ...mean, were they angry at me because I wasn’t really their daughter?’’ She was getting huffy. ‘‘Because they weren’t. I know you don’t know them, but that’s not the kind of people they are.’’ Huffy or not, he needed to know. ‘‘Your whole life. Have they been good parents and taken care of you?’’ ‘‘Are you worried about what you’re getting into? They’re really good people. The whole family. I promise. I love them dearly, and they love me, and I just wish—’’ She stopped.MoreLess
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