The Cheating Heart
“Though Ned seemed to have diffused the argument between Steve and Paul, maybe Steve had only pretended and this was his way of getting back.
Nancy scanned the crowded room. Steve had been wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans—the same as several other kids in the room. His distinctive chlorine white hair was nowhere to be seen.
“Steve Groff has vanished into thin air,” Nancy declared.
Paul was still staring at his jacket, clearly sick at heart. “It’s ruined!” he groaned.
“Maybe the writing will c...ome out,” Brook suggested, leaning over to study the brown leather. “Or you could have the leather dyed darker, so the writing wouldn’t show.”
Looking up at his friends, Paul gave a feeble grin. “Man, that’ll teach me not to spend so much money on one dumb piece of clothing.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” Ned said kindly. “You don’t throw money around.”
“I haven’t got any money to throw around,” Paul exclaimed. “I have to save every dime, so I can take next year off to write a novel.”MoreLess
Nancy scanned the crowded room. Steve had been wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans—the same as several other kids in the room. His distinctive chlorine white hair was nowhere to be seen.
“Steve Groff has vanished into thin air,” Nancy declared.
Paul was still staring at his jacket, clearly sick at heart. “It’s ruined!” he groaned.
“Maybe the writing will c...ome out,” Brook suggested, leaning over to study the brown leather. “Or you could have the leather dyed darker, so the writing wouldn’t show.”
Looking up at his friends, Paul gave a feeble grin. “Man, that’ll teach me not to spend so much money on one dumb piece of clothing.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” Ned said kindly. “You don’t throw money around.”
“I haven’t got any money to throw around,” Paul exclaimed. “I have to save every dime, so I can take next year off to write a novel.”MoreLess
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