Oddest of All
“Margaret hated water.
So why was she standing at the edge of Auntie Alma’s pond, staring at the black water as if she could see more than a few inches past the murky surface?
As if she were looking for something.
A dragonfly darted past, its flashing emerald wings startling Margaret out of her thoughts. She raised her eyes to gaze again at the little rowboat that floated in the pond. It seemed strange to see it caught in the middle like that, not free to drift to one side or the other.
Why is i...t anchored there, anyway? she wondered uneasily. She shrugged. Probably one of her cousins had done it. They were always playing pranks.
The thought of her cousins made her sigh. It would be nice if a few of them were around now. Auntie Alma’s place was just too quiet without them. Sure, their rowdiness annoyed her sometimes. Even so, they would liven things up a bit. She sighed again. If only that rowboat was back on the shore, where she could get at it.
Turning, she started back toward the house.MoreLess
So why was she standing at the edge of Auntie Alma’s pond, staring at the black water as if she could see more than a few inches past the murky surface?
As if she were looking for something.
A dragonfly darted past, its flashing emerald wings startling Margaret out of her thoughts. She raised her eyes to gaze again at the little rowboat that floated in the pond. It seemed strange to see it caught in the middle like that, not free to drift to one side or the other.
Why is i...t anchored there, anyway? she wondered uneasily. She shrugged. Probably one of her cousins had done it. They were always playing pranks.
The thought of her cousins made her sigh. It would be nice if a few of them were around now. Auntie Alma’s place was just too quiet without them. Sure, their rowdiness annoyed her sometimes. Even so, they would liven things up a bit. She sighed again. If only that rowboat was back on the shore, where she could get at it.
Turning, she started back toward the house.MoreLess
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