The Conjuring Glass
“Zoe kept stopping to pluck interesting rocks at the water’s edge.
Later, they walked to Zoe’s house, where her grandmother had fallen asleep on the couch watching her favorite afternoon soap operas. They tiptoed through the small house to Zoe’s room, where she showed off her rock collection and a full shelf of books, all of which she had read at least once.
“We used to move a lot,” she said. “I never got a chance to make many friends, so I read.”
Her reading tastes ranged from Nancy Drew, to Ha...rry Potter, to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Most were fantasy, everything from Lord of the Rings to Discworld. There was even a selection of old geology textbooks, and a few dedicated to nothing but gems and crystals. Some of these had library stickers from towns where Zoe had lived at one time or another.
Penny finally thought to check the clock on Zoe’s nightstand, and panicked. It was five till five.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give you a ride back,” Zoe said, guiding her out through the back door, into the overgrown backyard—where Penny saw a bicycle so old and ugly, she would have almost rather been late than accept a ride on it.MoreLess
Later, they walked to Zoe’s house, where her grandmother had fallen asleep on the couch watching her favorite afternoon soap operas. They tiptoed through the small house to Zoe’s room, where she showed off her rock collection and a full shelf of books, all of which she had read at least once.
“We used to move a lot,” she said. “I never got a chance to make many friends, so I read.”
Her reading tastes ranged from Nancy Drew, to Ha...rry Potter, to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Most were fantasy, everything from Lord of the Rings to Discworld. There was even a selection of old geology textbooks, and a few dedicated to nothing but gems and crystals. Some of these had library stickers from towns where Zoe had lived at one time or another.
Penny finally thought to check the clock on Zoe’s nightstand, and panicked. It was five till five.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give you a ride back,” Zoe said, guiding her out through the back door, into the overgrown backyard—where Penny saw a bicycle so old and ugly, she would have almost rather been late than accept a ride on it.MoreLess
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