Leave Well Enough Alone
“Will you go swimming with us today?” Lisa asked, pushing the cereal up the sides of her bowl to give it the appearance of having been eaten.
“If I have time, Lisa. I have lots to do. I have to wait for a call from Mommy.”
As Dorothy poured herself a second cup of coffee, Mr. Hoade turned to her and remarked, “You’re an ambitious type of kid, aren’t you?”
“Excuse me, Mr. Hoade?”
“Daddy, when is Mommy coming home?” Lisa asked.
“I told you before, I don’t know. Sit down,” he said to Dorothy, “but ...first get me another cup. Pour the rest of that out. It’s cold.”
Dorothy set the coffee before Mr. Hoade. She sat. Her head pounded from a nearly sleepless night.
“You really the editor of your school paper?” Mr. Hoade asked.
“Why, yes,” Dorothy answered. Lying, she figured, would be easier than explaining why she’d lied.
“Well, you must be the best student in the whole school, then.”
“No.” She hesitated. “Not really. Why?”
“Because,” said Mr.MoreLess
“If I have time, Lisa. I have lots to do. I have to wait for a call from Mommy.”
As Dorothy poured herself a second cup of coffee, Mr. Hoade turned to her and remarked, “You’re an ambitious type of kid, aren’t you?”
“Excuse me, Mr. Hoade?”
“Daddy, when is Mommy coming home?” Lisa asked.
“I told you before, I don’t know. Sit down,” he said to Dorothy, “but ...first get me another cup. Pour the rest of that out. It’s cold.”
Dorothy set the coffee before Mr. Hoade. She sat. Her head pounded from a nearly sleepless night.
“You really the editor of your school paper?” Mr. Hoade asked.
“Why, yes,” Dorothy answered. Lying, she figured, would be easier than explaining why she’d lied.
“Well, you must be the best student in the whole school, then.”
“No.” She hesitated. “Not really. Why?”
“Because,” said Mr.MoreLess
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