Our Father
“Alex called, putting her head out the front door where they stood waiting for her. “Just have to pee! Get in the car, I’ll be right there.” Mary tried to share her contempt for Alex’s crude speech with Elizabeth but Elizabeth was gazing into space. After a few minutes, Alex hopped in the car where the others waited. “Sorry,” she offered breathlessly as the car started up. “I was out in the woods and lost track of time.”“We need to stop for milk on the way back,” Mary said.“Can’t Mrs. Browning t...elephone the market?”“And ask them to deliver a quart of milk?”“Can’t Aldo get it later without holding us up?” Elizabeth protested. “I have work to do.”“I’ll get it, on my bike,” Alex offered.Mary shrugged. “He’d have to make an extra trip. Use more gas. You’re the one always on about saving money.”“We’re not that broke,” Elizabeth said.“You said every penny counts when I wanted the beluga.”“There’s a huge difference in price between beluga and sevruga caviar, Mary.”“But that’s a difference that matters.”Elizabeth exploded.MoreLess
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