The Magic Half (2010)
The Magic Half
“They were so close, she could see them even without glasses. There was Aunt Flo, her black hair pulled sharply away from her face, her eyes on her plate, her long jaw moving in brisk, methodical jerks. Next was Sissy, a younger, prettier version of her mother with dark cropped hair and a floppy, brightly painted mouth. At her side was a bulky figure that had to be Horst. Molly said that he ate a lot, but even so, Miri was amazed by the size of him. His clothes seemed to stretch and strain to ho...ld him in, and his wide legs threatened to crush the chair underneath him. His face was flat and flushed, and in his thick, meaty hands were a slab of bread and a chicken leg.
It was luck alone that kept them from seeing her. Luck and the fact that only Molly faced the doorway. She sat at the far end of the table, and at the moment Miri walked in the door, she happened to be gazing at the hallway, a view that was suddenly obstructed by the appearance of Miri. Miri saw her face freeze in horror; she saw that the others, interested only in their food and their complaints, had not noticed her; and she saw that they were about one second away from doing so.MoreLess
It was luck alone that kept them from seeing her. Luck and the fact that only Molly faced the doorway. She sat at the far end of the table, and at the moment Miri walked in the door, she happened to be gazing at the hallway, a view that was suddenly obstructed by the appearance of Miri. Miri saw her face freeze in horror; she saw that the others, interested only in their food and their complaints, had not noticed her; and she saw that they were about one second away from doing so.MoreLess
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