Switcharound
“The gleaming parked cars all shimmered in the bright sunlight. It was so hot that the asphalt was steaming, and the air seemed blurred in front of Caroline's eyes.
Of course, she had a particular problem that might be affecting her eyes. She was still trying to keep a straight face. She had told J.P. that she was pretty good at straight faces. And she was, ordinarily. But this was an unusual situation. When her father had said, as Caroline and J.P. got off the plane, "You remember our son—" and... then gone on to say it—out loud—that name—well, she had been having a very tough time, ever since, with her face. She was having to bite the inside of her lips very hard.
"Why?" asked J.P. He was walking beside Caroline, clutching his clanking suitcase. "Why won't we be able to miss your car? I don't even know what kind of car you have." Then he stopped walking and stood still. "Oh," he said. "I see what you mean." Caroline stopped, too, and looked. The car was a gray station wagon—nothing extraordinary about that.MoreLess
Of course, she had a particular problem that might be affecting her eyes. She was still trying to keep a straight face. She had told J.P. that she was pretty good at straight faces. And she was, ordinarily. But this was an unusual situation. When her father had said, as Caroline and J.P. got off the plane, "You remember our son—" and... then gone on to say it—out loud—that name—well, she had been having a very tough time, ever since, with her face. She was having to bite the inside of her lips very hard.
"Why?" asked J.P. He was walking beside Caroline, clutching his clanking suitcase. "Why won't we be able to miss your car? I don't even know what kind of car you have." Then he stopped walking and stood still. "Oh," he said. "I see what you mean." Caroline stopped, too, and looked. The car was a gray station wagon—nothing extraordinary about that.MoreLess
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