The Steps
“I have never slept so late in my life. Maybe I slept so late because I dreaded spending time with the Steps.
I was right to dread. The Steps, Jack, Penny, and Beatrice were all sitting around the kitchen table working on a giant puzzle of a panda, and obviously waiting for me to haul my butt out of bed. The first thing Angus said to me when I went into the kitchen was, “Annabel, the Frosties don’t have any meat in them!”
“Frosties?” I mumbled, still dazed.
“Frosted Flakes, sleepyhead,” Jack sai...d. I have always been a Cocoa Puffs girl myself, so I didn’t care about the Frosted Flakes.
“Bagel?” I asked.
“Penny went out and got you bagels this morning,” Jack said. He said it like this was a special favor she had done for me, which I didn’t like. They looked like such a family, and I felt uncomfortable that everyone was doing special things for me. I knew they were trying to be nice, and even though I didn’t want to be part of their family, since I fully expected that Jack would come to his senses and come home to America, I still didn’t appreciate being singled out with special treats, like I was a guest instead of a member of the family.MoreLess
I was right to dread. The Steps, Jack, Penny, and Beatrice were all sitting around the kitchen table working on a giant puzzle of a panda, and obviously waiting for me to haul my butt out of bed. The first thing Angus said to me when I went into the kitchen was, “Annabel, the Frosties don’t have any meat in them!”
“Frosties?” I mumbled, still dazed.
“Frosted Flakes, sleepyhead,” Jack sai...d. I have always been a Cocoa Puffs girl myself, so I didn’t care about the Frosted Flakes.
“Bagel?” I asked.
“Penny went out and got you bagels this morning,” Jack said. He said it like this was a special favor she had done for me, which I didn’t like. They looked like such a family, and I felt uncomfortable that everyone was doing special things for me. I knew they were trying to be nice, and even though I didn’t want to be part of their family, since I fully expected that Jack would come to his senses and come home to America, I still didn’t appreciate being singled out with special treats, like I was a guest instead of a member of the family.MoreLess
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