Sable
“She leaned against me, standing in the doorway to Pap’s shop.
“If you’re coming in, get on with it, Tate,” Pap said. “You’re letting the heat out.”
I nudged Sable inside, shutting the door behind me.
Pap builds furniture for people who live in places like Boston and Hartford.
I wished Pap would let me work along with him. He never did. Pap said, “Ten is too young to work with saws and things. Besides, girls have plenty other jobs to do without messing with wood.” My stomach always tightened whe...n Pap said stuff like that.
I knelt beside Sable, stroking her all over, getting to know her with my hands. “How come Mam doesn’t like dogs?” I asked.
Pap shrugged. He held a pencil between his teeth as he sighted down a piece of white oak.
Pap made a mark on the wood with the pencil. “Mam got herself tore up by a dog when she was a girl,” he said. “You’ve seen that scar on her leg, Tate.”
“I didn’t know that was from a dog,” I said. Mam always wore dresses that hid the scar.MoreLess
“If you’re coming in, get on with it, Tate,” Pap said. “You’re letting the heat out.”
I nudged Sable inside, shutting the door behind me.
Pap builds furniture for people who live in places like Boston and Hartford.
I wished Pap would let me work along with him. He never did. Pap said, “Ten is too young to work with saws and things. Besides, girls have plenty other jobs to do without messing with wood.” My stomach always tightened whe...n Pap said stuff like that.
I knelt beside Sable, stroking her all over, getting to know her with my hands. “How come Mam doesn’t like dogs?” I asked.
Pap shrugged. He held a pencil between his teeth as he sighted down a piece of white oak.
Pap made a mark on the wood with the pencil. “Mam got herself tore up by a dog when she was a girl,” he said. “You’ve seen that scar on her leg, Tate.”
“I didn’t know that was from a dog,” I said. Mam always wore dresses that hid the scar.MoreLess
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