The Ghost And Mrs. Hobbs
“Hobbs Eighteen It took Allie a long time to get to sleep. Her brain felt like a blender, with terrible thoughts whirling round and round inside. Then, to her surprise, it was eight o’clock in the morning. She must have slept, after all.
She got out of bed and padded downstairs to the kitchen, where she fixed herself a bowl of cereal. She would have liked some company other than her own depressing thoughts, but the rest of the family slept late on Sundays.
Finally, her parents came down. Her mot...her began mixing pancake batter, and her father sat beside her at the table and said, “Would you like me to go over and check on Hoover this morning, Allie-Cat?”
“I guess so, Dad,” Allie said glumly. “I don’t want to torture her by making her see me again.”
“Cheer up,” said her dad. “When Mr. Henry gets home, I’m sure she’ll start acting normal again.”
“I hope you’re right,” said Allie, trying to smile back at her father.
“I think I’ll run over there now, then.MoreLess
She got out of bed and padded downstairs to the kitchen, where she fixed herself a bowl of cereal. She would have liked some company other than her own depressing thoughts, but the rest of the family slept late on Sundays.
Finally, her parents came down. Her mot...her began mixing pancake batter, and her father sat beside her at the table and said, “Would you like me to go over and check on Hoover this morning, Allie-Cat?”
“I guess so, Dad,” Allie said glumly. “I don’t want to torture her by making her see me again.”
“Cheer up,” said her dad. “When Mr. Henry gets home, I’m sure she’ll start acting normal again.”
“I hope you’re right,” said Allie, trying to smile back at her father.
“I think I’ll run over there now, then.MoreLess
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