Softly Falling
“Lily said softly as she said good afternoon to her students and watched them march away, Nick leading the little parade with Luella right behind. Satisfied as never before, she turned around and surveyed the classroom, making sure all objects that would snare the Little Man’s interest were safely tucked in her desk drawers. Knowing he must have had a difficult two days, she took two hairpins from her chignon and left them on her desk as a peace offering.
She closed the door quietly behind her and looked to the tree line. Freak stood there, his tail twitching. He took a step forward, thought better of it, and retreated.
“Never mind, I say,” she told him. “We have all year. Just leave the pack rat alone, do you hear?”
He narrowed his eyes as if to say, “You’re talking to a cat, imbecile.”
Lily took her time. The September sun felt good on her face, but there was no denying the chill underlying the sun’s warmth, like the suddenly colder current in a shallow stream. She sauntered past the... cookshack, where the door stood open.MoreLess
She closed the door quietly behind her and looked to the tree line. Freak stood there, his tail twitching. He took a step forward, thought better of it, and retreated.
“Never mind, I say,” she told him. “We have all year. Just leave the pack rat alone, do you hear?”
He narrowed his eyes as if to say, “You’re talking to a cat, imbecile.”
Lily took her time. The September sun felt good on her face, but there was no denying the chill underlying the sun’s warmth, like the suddenly colder current in a shallow stream. She sauntered past the... cookshack, where the door stood open.MoreLess
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