Meg At Sixteen
“Meg paced her locked room over and over, trying to avoid thinking about the detective’s report that Aunt Grace had cunningly returned to her at lunch time. Not that Meg had seen her then, or anytime until 10:30 lights-out. Meg had stayed in her room all day, and Grace was apparently disturbed enough by the sounds of her sobs to avoid her. It was the one thing Meg had for comfort. She didn’t know what she would have done if Grace had decided to discuss Nick’s sordid past or her own miserable fut...ure just then.
Grace did come in for a few minutes at 10:30, though. “Have you reread the report?” she asked.
“Yes,” Meg said, wishing it were a lie.
Grace glanced at the tearstained, crumpled report, and was satisfied Meg had indeed read it. “Life is difficult,” she declared. “The poor are always going on about unjust conditions, but suffering knows no social class.”
Meg stared at Grace.
“I know the pain you’re feeling,” Grace said. “I too was young once. I too had suitors.”MoreLess
Grace did come in for a few minutes at 10:30, though. “Have you reread the report?” she asked.
“Yes,” Meg said, wishing it were a lie.
Grace glanced at the tearstained, crumpled report, and was satisfied Meg had indeed read it. “Life is difficult,” she declared. “The poor are always going on about unjust conditions, but suffering knows no social class.”
Meg stared at Grace.
“I know the pain you’re feeling,” Grace said. “I too was young once. I too had suitors.”MoreLess
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