The Visitor
“Sorry, I’ve always wanted to write that. But it really was a dark and stormy night.
“Where is Jake?” I asked as we all got together down the street from Chapman’s house. Everyone else was there. Cassie and Marco were wearing raincoats, although it hadn’t started raining yet. Tobias was overhead, trying to hold on to a branch in a tree while the wind tried to knock him off.
“Jake had to stay home,” Marco said. “Something about his dad grounding him.”
“Why would his dad ground him?”
“How do I kno...w?” Marco said, sounding grouchy. “You know how parents are. Don’t ask me to explain them.”
I bit my lip. Somehow I felt more nervous with Jake being absent. The crazy wind whistling through the branches wasn’t helping my confidence, either.
Tobias said so all could hear. “Look, I’m not a big fan of shrews just because I sort of was one.” MoreLess
“Where is Jake?” I asked as we all got together down the street from Chapman’s house. Everyone else was there. Cassie and Marco were wearing raincoats, although it hadn’t started raining yet. Tobias was overhead, trying to hold on to a branch in a tree while the wind tried to knock him off.
“Jake had to stay home,” Marco said. “Something about his dad grounding him.”
“Why would his dad ground him?”
“How do I kno...w?” Marco said, sounding grouchy. “You know how parents are. Don’t ask me to explain them.”
I bit my lip. Somehow I felt more nervous with Jake being absent. The crazy wind whistling through the branches wasn’t helping my confidence, either.
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