The Dark And Deadly Pool (2012)
“Promises about sleeping late aren’t any good if you don’t spread the word around to people who could help you keep them.
Mom called.
“Mmmmph,” I breathed into the telephone, trying to untangle my legs from the sheet and keep from falling out of bed at the same time.
“What are you doing, sweetheart?” Mom asked.
“Sleeping,” I managed to grunt.
“At this hour?” Mom’s voice rose in surprise. “Why, it’s after ten-thirty! Almost twenty to eleven! Are you feeling all right?”
“Sleepy,” I said.
“Goodness...,” Mom said, “you’re wasting the best part of the day.”
“Morning people always say irritating things like that,” I told her, and giggled, because I sounded like Tina and her pop psychology.
Mom giggled too. “I’ll let you get back to sleep,” she said, “if you tell me one thing. How are you? Is everything all right? The dishwasher isn’t acting up again, is it? Do you need anything?”
“That’s more than one thing, and everything’s fine,”MoreLess
Mom called.
“Mmmmph,” I breathed into the telephone, trying to untangle my legs from the sheet and keep from falling out of bed at the same time.
“What are you doing, sweetheart?” Mom asked.
“Sleeping,” I managed to grunt.
“At this hour?” Mom’s voice rose in surprise. “Why, it’s after ten-thirty! Almost twenty to eleven! Are you feeling all right?”
“Sleepy,” I said.
“Goodness...,” Mom said, “you’re wasting the best part of the day.”
“Morning people always say irritating things like that,” I told her, and giggled, because I sounded like Tina and her pop psychology.
Mom giggled too. “I’ll let you get back to sleep,” she said, “if you tell me one thing. How are you? Is everything all right? The dishwasher isn’t acting up again, is it? Do you need anything?”
“That’s more than one thing, and everything’s fine,”MoreLess
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