The Boy With Penny Eyes
“But soon John left. A couple with neatly pressed clothes, the mother in pink and the man in a conservative gray suit, along with a thin girl with big dark eyes who smiled smugly at them all, came to take him one Sunday afternoon. They spent some time in Melinda's office, and their occasional precise laughter was heard, muffled, through the door. Then John was summoned, his hair combed and his bag—the same one he had carried into the house after running away from his abusive father two years before, and which had been pulled down from the attic from the pile of bags and ragged suitcases—packed to bursting with his clothes and few possessions. The door to the office was open partway for him. He put his bag down outside and turned to see Marsh, Billy, and Rebecca standing there. There was a strange mixture of triumph and sadness on his face. He took a step toward them, but then he was called into the office.
They parted outside a little while later, when Melinda and the fresh-smelling pa...rents and the little girl with dark eyes and John emerged from the house.MoreLess
They parted outside a little while later, when Melinda and the fresh-smelling pa...rents and the little girl with dark eyes and John emerged from the house.MoreLess
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