Jackie's Jokes
“We felt we owed him at least that much. After all, he'd taken us to the Big City, helped us with our CPA, bought us our train tickets, and even paid for the hot dogs.
"We've ridden in automobiles and trains since Mommy and Daddy disappeared," Zinnia said as Annie unlocked the door. "Do you think planes will be next? And if so, do you think we'll need to learn to pilot one ourselves?" But we'd barely shoved the straws in our juice boxes, and none of us had had the chance to take even a sip, ...when Zinnia shouted, "Jackie! Go check the stone in the drawing room!" There was always a note left behind the stone in the drawing room whenever parents disappeared, or died, or when one of us found her power or her gift.
Eight of us got very excited then, and Pete tried his best to look excited too, even though he couldn't really know what this was all about. For a man with salt-and-pepper hair, Pete could sometimes be very good at acting like he was one of us little girls, and now he trotted faithfully behind us as we went to the drawing room.MoreLess
"We've ridden in automobiles and trains since Mommy and Daddy disappeared," Zinnia said as Annie unlocked the door. "Do you think planes will be next? And if so, do you think we'll need to learn to pilot one ourselves?" But we'd barely shoved the straws in our juice boxes, and none of us had had the chance to take even a sip, ...when Zinnia shouted, "Jackie! Go check the stone in the drawing room!" There was always a note left behind the stone in the drawing room whenever parents disappeared, or died, or when one of us found her power or her gift.
Eight of us got very excited then, and Pete tried his best to look excited too, even though he couldn't really know what this was all about. For a man with salt-and-pepper hair, Pete could sometimes be very good at acting like he was one of us little girls, and now he trotted faithfully behind us as we went to the drawing room.MoreLess
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