Sophie Under Pressure
Sophie Under Pressure
“Sophie was more sure than ever that males weren’t worth the time it took to learn their names.
After that it was kind of funky at the dinner table. Lacie was brooding over Mr. Boy and picking at her pot roast. Mama and Daddy were talking like the people on the news — all polite with stiff laughter at things that weren’t that funny. And Zeke dumped his milk over, crawled under the table three times to get his napkin, and once nibbled at Lacie’s calf while he was under there.
Right after dinner, Mama left for a meeting at church, and Sophie paced her bedroom floor, the way she was sure Astronaut Stella would do when she was faced with a delay on a project. Fiona was probably that very minute searching the Internet, while Maggie and her mother were drawing pictures of costumes and Kitty was thinking of an astronaut name for herself. Sophie had learned that she had to give Kitty plenty of time to come up with these things. Her imagination muscle was still a little weak.
Mama wasn’t home a...t bedtime, so Sophie padded out of her room in her pajamas-with-the-feet-in-them to go ask Daddy for permission.MoreLess
After that it was kind of funky at the dinner table. Lacie was brooding over Mr. Boy and picking at her pot roast. Mama and Daddy were talking like the people on the news — all polite with stiff laughter at things that weren’t that funny. And Zeke dumped his milk over, crawled under the table three times to get his napkin, and once nibbled at Lacie’s calf while he was under there.
Right after dinner, Mama left for a meeting at church, and Sophie paced her bedroom floor, the way she was sure Astronaut Stella would do when she was faced with a delay on a project. Fiona was probably that very minute searching the Internet, while Maggie and her mother were drawing pictures of costumes and Kitty was thinking of an astronaut name for herself. Sophie had learned that she had to give Kitty plenty of time to come up with these things. Her imagination muscle was still a little weak.
Mama wasn’t home a...t bedtime, so Sophie padded out of her room in her pajamas-with-the-feet-in-them to go ask Daddy for permission.MoreLess
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