Philip And the Superstition Kid (9781452430423)
“Mrs. Wyatt was up, getting ready for her two daughters to wake up and her day’s work to begin.
“Leon,” she cautioned, “don’t make the slightest bit of noise. I don’t want the babies up before I’m ready for them.”
“I won’t,” Leon whispered.
“I’ll go upstairs real easy.”
Leon tiptoed to the staircase.
“Remember, quiet, Leon.
And be careful,” Mrs. Wyatt warned. She had dealt with Leon many times before.
Leon circled his thumb and index finger into an okay sign and, remembering there were thirteen ...steps counted his way to the tenth. Then he tried to leap to the twelfth step so he could reach the top in twelve strides rather than thirteen. He was still carrying his wide cloth bag filled with his clothes, though, and it got in the way. His foot sank into the bag and his ankle turned, sending him smacking into the railing and grunting loudly.
Then his other foot missed the step, and he careened sideways into the opposite wall and started thumping backwards toward the floor.MoreLess
“Leon,” she cautioned, “don’t make the slightest bit of noise. I don’t want the babies up before I’m ready for them.”
“I won’t,” Leon whispered.
“I’ll go upstairs real easy.”
Leon tiptoed to the staircase.
“Remember, quiet, Leon.
And be careful,” Mrs. Wyatt warned. She had dealt with Leon many times before.
Leon circled his thumb and index finger into an okay sign and, remembering there were thirteen ...steps counted his way to the tenth. Then he tried to leap to the twelfth step so he could reach the top in twelve strides rather than thirteen. He was still carrying his wide cloth bag filled with his clothes, though, and it got in the way. His foot sank into the bag and his ankle turned, sending him smacking into the railing and grunting loudly.
Then his other foot missed the step, and he careened sideways into the opposite wall and started thumping backwards toward the floor.MoreLess
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