One Night in the Ice Storm
“her mother said, her voice clearly anxious on the other end of the phone call. “Are you going to be okay?”
“I’ll be fine, Mom.” As she talked, Rachel pulled on thick purple socks, carefully maneuvering one of them over the bandage she’d wrapped her ankle in. “It’s no big deal. Of course, you and Brad can’t come out here tonight if the weather is still so bad.”
“At least David is there. I’d be so nervous if you were all by yourself in that big house in the storm.”
Rachel rolled her eyes but mana...ged not to say anything rude.
“He’s such a dear boy. Did I tell you he spent a whole Saturday helping poor Mr.
Foster rebuild his porch after that terrible thunderstorm this summer?”
“Yes.
You told me.”
“He’s always been so helpful and generous. I just don’t know why your grandfather didn’t like him.”
“You know very well why Grandpa didn’t like him. His mom wasn’t married and worked in a bar, and that meant David was beneath us.”
There had been rumors about his mother—about her doing more than working in the bar—but Rachel had tried never to listen to them.MoreLess
“I’ll be fine, Mom.” As she talked, Rachel pulled on thick purple socks, carefully maneuvering one of them over the bandage she’d wrapped her ankle in. “It’s no big deal. Of course, you and Brad can’t come out here tonight if the weather is still so bad.”
“At least David is there. I’d be so nervous if you were all by yourself in that big house in the storm.”
Rachel rolled her eyes but mana...ged not to say anything rude.
“He’s such a dear boy. Did I tell you he spent a whole Saturday helping poor Mr.
Foster rebuild his porch after that terrible thunderstorm this summer?”
“Yes.
You told me.”
“He’s always been so helpful and generous. I just don’t know why your grandfather didn’t like him.”
“You know very well why Grandpa didn’t like him. His mom wasn’t married and worked in a bar, and that meant David was beneath us.”
There had been rumors about his mother—about her doing more than working in the bar—but Rachel had tried never to listen to them.MoreLess
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