Nora & Kettle
“BETTER OFF KETTLE Mason House looks like a grand old mansion. The windows are set in ancient-looking stones that crumble around the edges, yet they still have a neatness to them. The stairs are swept of leaves and a shiny gold plaque reads—Mason House, Home for Orphan Girls. Est. 1896.
I pace the sidewalk in front of the brushed steps, not sure whether to knock, to walk away, or just peer in the window. I have no good options, a situation I’m entirely used to. Clenching my fists, I run th...rough the possibilities. If I look in there and see her, what would I do? I can’t just snatch her and run away. And if I just peek in, she might make a break for it when she sees me and be punished.
I follow the neat iron fence around the corner and lean my back against the wall of the building. Memories of a place like this swish and sway against my eyes like broken rice paper.
Sneering faces, benches in lines draped with thin blankets.MoreLess
I pace the sidewalk in front of the brushed steps, not sure whether to knock, to walk away, or just peer in the window. I have no good options, a situation I’m entirely used to. Clenching my fists, I run th...rough the possibilities. If I look in there and see her, what would I do? I can’t just snatch her and run away. And if I just peek in, she might make a break for it when she sees me and be punished.
I follow the neat iron fence around the corner and lean my back against the wall of the building. Memories of a place like this swish and sway against my eyes like broken rice paper.
Sneering faces, benches in lines draped with thin blankets.MoreLess
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