The Stepsister
“She clapped her hands over her ears, dropping her books in the process, but it was too late. “I’m deaf for life!” she exclaimed.
“What did you say?” her friend Kathy joked, holding a hand up to her ear.
“Very funny.” Emily bent down to pick up her books.
“How’d you do on the trig test?” Kathy asked, waving to someone across the hall.
“Good. Terrible. I don’t know,” Emily told her. The hall filled with kids. Lockers slammed. Voices echoed down the long tiled corridor. “Do you see Josh? He was supposed to meet me here.”
“I don’t see him. Hey—there’s Della. Hey, Della—wait up!” Kathy shouted, and took off down the hall.
Standing up, Emily was bumped from behind and nearly dropped her books again. “Sorry,” a voice said. It was Ricky Schorr, loaded down with a tall stack of textbooks he was most likely taking to the book room.
“Hey, Ricky—can I borrow a quarter?” someone called. Everyone in earshot laughed.
Emily looked for Josh. He was always so punctual, she never could believe it when h...e was actually a minute or two late.MoreLess
“What did you say?” her friend Kathy joked, holding a hand up to her ear.
“Very funny.” Emily bent down to pick up her books.
“How’d you do on the trig test?” Kathy asked, waving to someone across the hall.
“Good. Terrible. I don’t know,” Emily told her. The hall filled with kids. Lockers slammed. Voices echoed down the long tiled corridor. “Do you see Josh? He was supposed to meet me here.”
“I don’t see him. Hey—there’s Della. Hey, Della—wait up!” Kathy shouted, and took off down the hall.
Standing up, Emily was bumped from behind and nearly dropped her books again. “Sorry,” a voice said. It was Ricky Schorr, loaded down with a tall stack of textbooks he was most likely taking to the book room.
“Hey, Ricky—can I borrow a quarter?” someone called. Everyone in earshot laughed.
Emily looked for Josh. He was always so punctual, she never could believe it when h...e was actually a minute or two late.MoreLess
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