The Jewel And the Key
“Entrances and Exits Hope is a weird thing. It's a thin melody that flickers through you, disappearing and reappearing like a moth at twilight. Addie felt it when she got up Saturday morning and Dad told her Whaley had gone to the hardware store to pick up some wood finish Mrs. Powell had ordered for the Jewel.
She was superstitious, though. If she even thought about what she hoped for, she was convinced it wouldn’t happen. So every time the moth fluttered its wings, she looked away, telling her...self that nothing was there.
But then Almaz called and she found herself blurting out everything anyway.
“I’m with you,” Almaz said. “If you think he might give up on the army to stick around and renovate that theater, fine. But if you need me to saw off his legs to get him to stay, I’m up for that, too.”
“He’d go over on his stumps. I think he needs something to stay for. ”
They said goodbye, and Addie went to the kitchen to make pancakes for Zacky. His eyes still looked terrible from the tear gas.MoreLess
She was superstitious, though. If she even thought about what she hoped for, she was convinced it wouldn’t happen. So every time the moth fluttered its wings, she looked away, telling her...self that nothing was there.
But then Almaz called and she found herself blurting out everything anyway.
“I’m with you,” Almaz said. “If you think he might give up on the army to stick around and renovate that theater, fine. But if you need me to saw off his legs to get him to stay, I’m up for that, too.”
“He’d go over on his stumps. I think he needs something to stay for. ”
They said goodbye, and Addie went to the kitchen to make pancakes for Zacky. His eyes still looked terrible from the tear gas.MoreLess
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