The Way Home (2013)
“said Deanna’s mother, Martha.
It was morning and Tory was in the kitchen, still finishing her toast. Martha was talking to Julia and Deanna in the living room. She didn’t know that Tory could hear.
Tory stopped chewing so she could hear even better.
“We were going to go riding,” said Julia. “There’s nothing here that she can ride.”
That made Tory think of Lucky again. A lump formed in her throat and she put her toast down. She couldn’t eat another bite.
“After your ride, the...n. How about taking a board game out to the deck?”
“I tried playing Monopoly with her at home,” complained Julia. “She picked up the board and tipped it over when she was losing.”
“After you cheated,” Tory muttered under her breath. Julia, who had been the banker, had thought Tory was so stupid that she wouldn’t notice when Julia gave her the wrong money.MoreLess
It was morning and Tory was in the kitchen, still finishing her toast. Martha was talking to Julia and Deanna in the living room. She didn’t know that Tory could hear.
Tory stopped chewing so she could hear even better.
“We were going to go riding,” said Julia. “There’s nothing here that she can ride.”
That made Tory think of Lucky again. A lump formed in her throat and she put her toast down. She couldn’t eat another bite.
“After your ride, the...n. How about taking a board game out to the deck?”
“I tried playing Monopoly with her at home,” complained Julia. “She picked up the board and tipped it over when she was losing.”
“After you cheated,” Tory muttered under her breath. Julia, who had been the banker, had thought Tory was so stupid that she wouldn’t notice when Julia gave her the wrong money.MoreLess
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