The Secret Tree
“I’d decided to add it to Raymond’s book. When we figured out who it belonged to, we could paste it under that person’s picture.
On my way to Raymond’s model home, I stopped by the Secret Tree and found a new slip of paper: When I’m babysitting, after the kids are asleep, I snoop through the parents’ drawers and closets.
Interesting. Both Melina and Thea babysat. There were other babysitters in the neighborhood too, like Isabelle’s older brother, Martin, and old Mrs. Humm, who used to sit for me... and Thea. She was so old I was afraid she’d die at our house, and then what would we do? “It’s worse than having no sitter at all!” Thea complained, but Mom and Dad still hired Mrs. Humm. They liked a “more mature” sitter.
I could imagine Thea snooping. But who was I to judge? I was fast becoming the neighborhood spy.
Thea and I were alike that way. Nosy. I was curious about how other people lived. What was it like to be older than me, to be a teenager or an adult? It was like peeking into my own future.MoreLess
On my way to Raymond’s model home, I stopped by the Secret Tree and found a new slip of paper: When I’m babysitting, after the kids are asleep, I snoop through the parents’ drawers and closets.
Interesting. Both Melina and Thea babysat. There were other babysitters in the neighborhood too, like Isabelle’s older brother, Martin, and old Mrs. Humm, who used to sit for me... and Thea. She was so old I was afraid she’d die at our house, and then what would we do? “It’s worse than having no sitter at all!” Thea complained, but Mom and Dad still hired Mrs. Humm. They liked a “more mature” sitter.
I could imagine Thea snooping. But who was I to judge? I was fast becoming the neighborhood spy.
Thea and I were alike that way. Nosy. I was curious about how other people lived. What was it like to be older than me, to be a teenager or an adult? It was like peeking into my own future.MoreLess
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