The Dark Stairs R/i (2010)
The Dark Stairs R/i
“Her mother didn’t answer.
“And is it also a big secret where you’re going?”
“I’m going to the police station. I need to check on something.”
“What?”
“Oh, here. Here’s some money, Herculeah. What were you going to get? Oh, binoculars. And didn’t you say something about eyeglasses?”
She reached into her purse and brought out her wallet. She handed Herculeah a ten-dollar bill. Then, after a moment’s thought, she added another ten.
“This is bribery,” Herculeah said, eyeing the money. “You’re just d...oing this to get rid of me.”
“I’m doing this because I want you to have the binoculars and whatever else you mentioned.”
Herculeah didn’t take the money, and her mother, smiling a little, reached out and tucked the bills into the pocket of Herculeah’s jeans.
Her mother went out the door, and Herculeah followed her onto the sidewalk. Meat came around the side of the house with his hand over his heart.
“He saw me,” he told Herculeah. Then to her mother, “Mrs.MoreLess
“And is it also a big secret where you’re going?”
“I’m going to the police station. I need to check on something.”
“What?”
“Oh, here. Here’s some money, Herculeah. What were you going to get? Oh, binoculars. And didn’t you say something about eyeglasses?”
She reached into her purse and brought out her wallet. She handed Herculeah a ten-dollar bill. Then, after a moment’s thought, she added another ten.
“This is bribery,” Herculeah said, eyeing the money. “You’re just d...oing this to get rid of me.”
“I’m doing this because I want you to have the binoculars and whatever else you mentioned.”
Herculeah didn’t take the money, and her mother, smiling a little, reached out and tucked the bills into the pocket of Herculeah’s jeans.
Her mother went out the door, and Herculeah followed her onto the sidewalk. Meat came around the side of the house with his hand over his heart.
“He saw me,” he told Herculeah. Then to her mother, “Mrs.MoreLess
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