Tick Tock (Storage Ghosts)
“Her brother, Frankie, looked over at her from the front door of the shop. “Are you pleased?”
“Of course,” Grace replied.
“Well, you might want to tell your face that, you look as miserable as an empty pint glass.” Frankie turned the ‘Open’ sign to ‘Closed’.
Grace folded her arms and studied him. He whistled as he locked the door. He really was in denial, putting on a cheery show as if nothing was wrong.
He gave a startled look when he saw how she was examining him. “What?”
“You know what! Of co...urse I’m pleased that we’ve sold lots of stock today, but you know why I’m not smiling. It’s not really our money is it? I don’t know why you insisted on us opening the shop anyway.”
Frankie gave a nonchalant shrug. “Why shouldn’t we open? It’s our shop, left to us by our parents, free to do with as we please.”
Grace threw her arms up. “Why are you ignoring the obvious? You know Eddie Tominski is going to appear at any moment and take our shop away, and any profits that we make.MoreLess
“Of course,” Grace replied.
“Well, you might want to tell your face that, you look as miserable as an empty pint glass.” Frankie turned the ‘Open’ sign to ‘Closed’.
Grace folded her arms and studied him. He whistled as he locked the door. He really was in denial, putting on a cheery show as if nothing was wrong.
He gave a startled look when he saw how she was examining him. “What?”
“You know what! Of co...urse I’m pleased that we’ve sold lots of stock today, but you know why I’m not smiling. It’s not really our money is it? I don’t know why you insisted on us opening the shop anyway.”
Frankie gave a nonchalant shrug. “Why shouldn’t we open? It’s our shop, left to us by our parents, free to do with as we please.”
Grace threw her arms up. “Why are you ignoring the obvious? You know Eddie Tominski is going to appear at any moment and take our shop away, and any profits that we make.MoreLess
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