The Christmas Children (2003)
“Paul noticed that Alex was uneasy, and he glanced often from side to side. When they reached the church—a stone structure built from native materials and topped by a tall steeple—Paul drew Alex to one side.
“Alex, we aren’t trying to trap you. Unless something else turns up, you can stay with Carissa and me until after Christmas.”
Alex shuffled his feet in the light dusting of snow that had fallen the night before.
“So be honest with me. Is there somebody looking for you?”
“I don’t think so. I ...can’t tell you anything else, because I want to keep my sisters together like Mom said. She was an adopted kid, and she didn’t have any idea whether she had any sisters or brothers. My aunts and uncles are all on my father’s side. If they took us, they’d just do it so they could get state money for giving us a home. I promised Mom I’d look out for the girls.”
Paul privately thought that his mother had laid a heavy burden on the back of a fourteen-year-old. He put his arm around Alex’s shoulders.MoreLess
“Alex, we aren’t trying to trap you. Unless something else turns up, you can stay with Carissa and me until after Christmas.”
Alex shuffled his feet in the light dusting of snow that had fallen the night before.
“So be honest with me. Is there somebody looking for you?”
“I don’t think so. I ...can’t tell you anything else, because I want to keep my sisters together like Mom said. She was an adopted kid, and she didn’t have any idea whether she had any sisters or brothers. My aunts and uncles are all on my father’s side. If they took us, they’d just do it so they could get state money for giving us a home. I promised Mom I’d look out for the girls.”
Paul privately thought that his mother had laid a heavy burden on the back of a fourteen-year-old. He put his arm around Alex’s shoulders.MoreLess
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