Star Shine
“Mary’s hair seemed to grow faster in summer, she thought. With her baby-sitting money she bought a length of black velvet ribbon to hold it back from her face, and a pair of little flat black strapped shoes imported from China. Jenny bought nothing. One thing about sucking your thumb, Jenny reflected, it’s free.
Several days later Jenny caught Mary staring in Breslow’s window at a white organdy pinafore.
“What kind of an ass would be caught dead wearing that?” Jenny hissed, so close a tiny blob... of spittle landed on Mary’s earlobe.
Mary reared back and brushed at her ear. “You better not let Daddy hear you say that or he’ll let you have it,” she said, heading for home. Scuttling alongside, Jenny chanted, “Ass, ass, ass.”
I’m telling, quivered on the end of Mary’s tongue. She knew she was too old for I’m telling, but she was sorely tempted. Instead, she broke into a run and sprinted away from Jenny. As she ran, she caught delicious glimpses of herself in shop windows, hair streaming out behind her like a horse’s mane.MoreLess
Several days later Jenny caught Mary staring in Breslow’s window at a white organdy pinafore.
“What kind of an ass would be caught dead wearing that?” Jenny hissed, so close a tiny blob... of spittle landed on Mary’s earlobe.
Mary reared back and brushed at her ear. “You better not let Daddy hear you say that or he’ll let you have it,” she said, heading for home. Scuttling alongside, Jenny chanted, “Ass, ass, ass.”
I’m telling, quivered on the end of Mary’s tongue. She knew she was too old for I’m telling, but she was sorely tempted. Instead, she broke into a run and sprinted away from Jenny. As she ran, she caught delicious glimpses of herself in shop windows, hair streaming out behind her like a horse’s mane.MoreLess
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