Jubilee (2016)
“I opened my eyes. Next to me, on the bed, Dog stretched. Yesterday afternoon, we’d walked into the kitchen together, and Aunt Cora had knelt on the floor to pat him. “Yes,” she said. “I should have known we needed a dog.”
I drew the man on the boat for her, and her eyes widened. “Who could do such a thing!” she said, rubbing Dog’s ears.
She filled a bowl with leftover meat loaf and we watched while Dog scarfed it up. He was hungry, starving. If only I had known that!
But now, this morning, I lo...oked at the clothes on my dresser: new jeans and a purple shirt with matching hair clips.
I climbed out of bed and knelt on the floor next to Dog. His tail wagged; he was happy. How could he know this was a sad day for me?
I dressed and grabbed my cartoon pad. You’ll be fine, I told myself.
That’s almost what Aunt Cora said as she put a plate of pancakes with blueberry smiles in front of me. “You’ll be amazing, Jubilee.” She leaned forward, smelling like the roses in her garden.MoreLess
I drew the man on the boat for her, and her eyes widened. “Who could do such a thing!” she said, rubbing Dog’s ears.
She filled a bowl with leftover meat loaf and we watched while Dog scarfed it up. He was hungry, starving. If only I had known that!
But now, this morning, I lo...oked at the clothes on my dresser: new jeans and a purple shirt with matching hair clips.
I climbed out of bed and knelt on the floor next to Dog. His tail wagged; he was happy. How could he know this was a sad day for me?
I dressed and grabbed my cartoon pad. You’ll be fine, I told myself.
That’s almost what Aunt Cora said as she put a plate of pancakes with blueberry smiles in front of me. “You’ll be amazing, Jubilee.” She leaned forward, smelling like the roses in her garden.MoreLess
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