The Glass Wall (Return of the Ancients book 1)
“I kissed Jerry on the nose before I left. I felt I needed his support.
Al drove Grace and me to school in his truck. He was preoccupied, scribbling in his notebook at every stop sign. His ‘Battle Plan’, he called it. He dropped us off with a salute before heading to his job at the tire store down the street.
Telling myself that it was just another school, I followed Grace across the bridge. I was too nervous to stop and read the words. We didn’t talk as we walked up the hill and the long flight... of stairs that led to the main entrance.
“Good morning, Grace.” An elderly, gray-haired man smiled at us. He was dressed in slacks and a black shirt with a priest collar.
“Good morning, Father.” Grace dipped a quick nod of respect.
“This must be Sydney,” the priest said pleasantly. “Welcome, child.”
I nodded a bit nervously, wondering how the man had remembered my name with the hundreds of kids behind me and the countless that had already entered. I paused for a minute, just listening to him rattle off the name of each kid as they walked by: John, Reese, Ellison, Maddie, Holly, Russ....MoreLess
Al drove Grace and me to school in his truck. He was preoccupied, scribbling in his notebook at every stop sign. His ‘Battle Plan’, he called it. He dropped us off with a salute before heading to his job at the tire store down the street.
Telling myself that it was just another school, I followed Grace across the bridge. I was too nervous to stop and read the words. We didn’t talk as we walked up the hill and the long flight... of stairs that led to the main entrance.
“Good morning, Grace.” An elderly, gray-haired man smiled at us. He was dressed in slacks and a black shirt with a priest collar.
“Good morning, Father.” Grace dipped a quick nod of respect.
“This must be Sydney,” the priest said pleasantly. “Welcome, child.”
I nodded a bit nervously, wondering how the man had remembered my name with the hundreds of kids behind me and the countless that had already entered. I paused for a minute, just listening to him rattle off the name of each kid as they walked by: John, Reese, Ellison, Maddie, Holly, Russ....MoreLess
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