The Birthday Room
“It was early and cool, and the grass in the orchard was jewel-like on account of the dew when Ben and Lynnie met at the little house. Ben had spotted Lynnie, off to the side, coming over a knoll with a duffel bag slung over her shoulder. He figured that she had transferred the paper chains and silver tabs from the old metal cooler to the bag, but he could tell that the bag had too much heft for things so light. She had to have been carrying something in addition to the decorations.
“Hey, what d...o you have in there?” Ben called, waving.
“You’ll see,” Lynnie called back. “And good morning.”
At the doorway of the house, Lynnie unzipped the bag to reveal the paper chains, the tabs, and breakfast—two apples, two peaches, two doughnuts wrapped in a cloth napkin, and a big thermos bottle of hot chocolate and two plastic mugs.
“Did you eat already?” Lynnie asked. Her eyes were heavy-lidded, still sleepy.
“No. This is great.”
They ate the doughnuts and drank the hot chocolate inside the house, saving the fruit for later.MoreLess
“Hey, what d...o you have in there?” Ben called, waving.
“You’ll see,” Lynnie called back. “And good morning.”
At the doorway of the house, Lynnie unzipped the bag to reveal the paper chains, the tabs, and breakfast—two apples, two peaches, two doughnuts wrapped in a cloth napkin, and a big thermos bottle of hot chocolate and two plastic mugs.
“Did you eat already?” Lynnie asked. Her eyes were heavy-lidded, still sleepy.
“No. This is great.”
They ate the doughnuts and drank the hot chocolate inside the house, saving the fruit for later.MoreLess
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