Town Square, the
“She finally went to his parents’ house with him for supper, and they got through the night all right, his family talking more than she did. Fortunately no one had asked questions about where she was from. It was almost like they knew not to go there.The trap had seemed incredibly tight that day.The Bay of Pigs captured everyone’s attention mid–month, especially Arthur, whom she heard speaking Spanish on the phone in raised tones one day right before he pounded out his latest editorial on the ty...pewriter. When she asked about him knowing the language, he absently remarked that he’d learned enough to get by with the help of a classmate from Puerto Rico when he lived in New York. A man of hidden talents for sure.While Arthur rushed to keep up with current events surrounding Cuba and the launch, she and Maybelline agreed not to hurry into any decisions. Changing their name would be a big step, and the guilt they felt over considering it was huge.Her old life continued to slide away, almost like the ice blocks around Dare’s Snake River that were breaking away with each passing day, disappearing from view as they became water again.One night, she made the decision to put her mother’s pearls back in the jewelry box and don simpler jewelry.MoreLess
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