Return to Sender
“When the lights go out, the noises seem louder. The shadows seem darker. Even your bed can seem hard and uncomfortable. And then if you have other things on your mind, like a perplexing talk with your father, sleep is not so easy to come by.
It took Whitaker a long time to fall asleep. But once he did, he didn’t awaken until the dark was replaced by sunlight, and the noises weren’t those of the night but rather those of the morning—chirping birds and his mother’s joyous humming.
“Whitaker,” Mrs.... Murphy said, between melodies, “rise and shine.”
“Yeah, get up, Whit,” Molly called. “School today! School today!”
“Okay, okay,” Whitaker managed to say. He rubbed his eyes, counted to three, and thrust the blankets off his bed. They landed in a rumpled heap on the floor.
Molly was prancing around in the hallway in front of the full-length mirror. She was wearing her new red dress. Buttons, in the shape of flowers, were evenly spaced, running from the bottom of her chin to the tops of her knees.MoreLess
It took Whitaker a long time to fall asleep. But once he did, he didn’t awaken until the dark was replaced by sunlight, and the noises weren’t those of the night but rather those of the morning—chirping birds and his mother’s joyous humming.
“Whitaker,” Mrs.... Murphy said, between melodies, “rise and shine.”
“Yeah, get up, Whit,” Molly called. “School today! School today!”
“Okay, okay,” Whitaker managed to say. He rubbed his eyes, counted to three, and thrust the blankets off his bed. They landed in a rumpled heap on the floor.
Molly was prancing around in the hallway in front of the full-length mirror. She was wearing her new red dress. Buttons, in the shape of flowers, were evenly spaced, running from the bottom of her chin to the tops of her knees.MoreLess
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