Shoeshine Girl
“She went down into the kitchen.
Aunt Claudia was there, frying bacon and eggs. “Good morning,” she said. “Did you sleep well?”
“Yes,” said Sarah Ida.
“There’s apple jelly and plum jam. Which would you like with your toast?”
“Neither one.”
They sat down to breakfast. Aunt Claudia said, “You’re going to have company.”
“Who?” asked Sarah Ida.
“Rossi Wigginhorn.”
Sarah Ida frowned. “I don’t know any Rossi Wigginhorn.”
“She’s a neighbor,” said Aunt Claudia. “She’s been wanting to meet you.”
“Why?”
“...I told her you were coming. I thought it would be nice if you had a friend your own age.”
“Did you ever think,” said Sarah Ida, “that I might like to choose my friends?”
“I like to choose my friends, too,” said Aunt Claudia. “But when you’re in a new place and haven’t had a chance to meet anybody—”
“It doesn’t matter,” said Sarah Ida, “whether I meet anybody or not.”
They finished breakfast.
Aunt Claudia asked, “Can you cook?”MoreLess
Aunt Claudia was there, frying bacon and eggs. “Good morning,” she said. “Did you sleep well?”
“Yes,” said Sarah Ida.
“There’s apple jelly and plum jam. Which would you like with your toast?”
“Neither one.”
They sat down to breakfast. Aunt Claudia said, “You’re going to have company.”
“Who?” asked Sarah Ida.
“Rossi Wigginhorn.”
Sarah Ida frowned. “I don’t know any Rossi Wigginhorn.”
“She’s a neighbor,” said Aunt Claudia. “She’s been wanting to meet you.”
“Why?”
“...I told her you were coming. I thought it would be nice if you had a friend your own age.”
“Did you ever think,” said Sarah Ida, “that I might like to choose my friends?”
“I like to choose my friends, too,” said Aunt Claudia. “But when you’re in a new place and haven’t had a chance to meet anybody—”
“It doesn’t matter,” said Sarah Ida, “whether I meet anybody or not.”
They finished breakfast.
Aunt Claudia asked, “Can you cook?”MoreLess
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