Just a Little Promise
“Charlie grumbled, throwing his coffee mug into the sink a little too hard. He turned to my cousin for confirmation. “Right?”
“Leave me outta this, Dad,” Matt said, snapping the lid on a piece of Tupperware. He secured our leftovers in the refrigerator and turned back to the counter, never once looking at me or Charlie.
I sat at the table, pushing my asparagus around with the fork. Charlie, who’d cleaned his plate nearly fifteen minutes ago, was now leaning against the counter.
“Juli...e,” Charlie said, dropping his head. “I’m sorry, but the answer is no.”
“But—”
“No,” he said, refusing to hear my argument before I had time to make it.
“Why?” I asked, prompting him to give me an explanation (though I already knew exactly why).
He didn’t think I was privy to the conversation he’d had with Luke last month, but because of my super ability to eavesdrop at any given moment, I knew all I needed to.MoreLess
“Leave me outta this, Dad,” Matt said, snapping the lid on a piece of Tupperware. He secured our leftovers in the refrigerator and turned back to the counter, never once looking at me or Charlie.
I sat at the table, pushing my asparagus around with the fork. Charlie, who’d cleaned his plate nearly fifteen minutes ago, was now leaning against the counter.
“Juli...e,” Charlie said, dropping his head. “I’m sorry, but the answer is no.”
“But—”
“No,” he said, refusing to hear my argument before I had time to make it.
“Why?” I asked, prompting him to give me an explanation (though I already knew exactly why).
He didn’t think I was privy to the conversation he’d had with Luke last month, but because of my super ability to eavesdrop at any given moment, I knew all I needed to.MoreLess
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