Playing for Keeps
“It was Gaz, holding two thermoses.
Chagrined by the memory of her hot-sauce bravado, she hadn’t bothered to try to stay up till he got home the night before. She hadn’t wanted to discuss with either Gaz or her amigas the four-alarm jealousy she had felt when she met Saniyah and saw how much the girl and Gaz had in common.
“Get dressed and then meet me downstairs,” he whispered, peeping his head through the door. “Let’s go for a walk.”
And because she was more embarrassed now than angry, she kne...w the best and only thing to do was to agree.
It was cooler in Texas than Alicia, used to the humid Miami weather, could’ve imagined. Even though it was the spring season, it was certifiably chilly at times—especially during the early mornings and the evenings, after the sun had set.
She quickly brushed her teeth, threw her hair into a messy bun, and put on a thick, soft merino turtleneck over her T-shirt and pajama pants. She stole a peek at the grandfather clock. Six thirty A.M.MoreLess
Chagrined by the memory of her hot-sauce bravado, she hadn’t bothered to try to stay up till he got home the night before. She hadn’t wanted to discuss with either Gaz or her amigas the four-alarm jealousy she had felt when she met Saniyah and saw how much the girl and Gaz had in common.
“Get dressed and then meet me downstairs,” he whispered, peeping his head through the door. “Let’s go for a walk.”
And because she was more embarrassed now than angry, she kne...w the best and only thing to do was to agree.
It was cooler in Texas than Alicia, used to the humid Miami weather, could’ve imagined. Even though it was the spring season, it was certifiably chilly at times—especially during the early mornings and the evenings, after the sun had set.
She quickly brushed her teeth, threw her hair into a messy bun, and put on a thick, soft merino turtleneck over her T-shirt and pajama pants. She stole a peek at the grandfather clock. Six thirty A.M.MoreLess
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