Trick Or Treat
“Blake grinned triumphantly. “I think we beat him home.”
Martha sat stiffly against the door, her stomach so knotted that it hurt. Ahead of her the house lay in silent shadows — it was full twilight, and they’d forgotten to leave a light on.
“Hey,” Blake leaned over, peering anxiously into her face, “you’re not upset over what I said back there, are you? I should never have —”
“Don’t be silly. I’m not upset.”
“Don’t you be silly. You haven’t said two words all the way home.”
“I’m …” Martha thoug...ht quickly, “maybe I really am coming down with something.”
“You can’t.” Blake grinned again, tilting her chin up with his finger. “You have to go to the Halloween party.”
Martha stared at him, nothing registering. “Of course I’m not going to the Halloween party, I don’t have a date —” She broke off, flustered, as he laughed.
“You do now. So hurry on inside and play sick for Conor and I’ll see you later, okay?”
Martha’s head was spinning.MoreLess
Martha sat stiffly against the door, her stomach so knotted that it hurt. Ahead of her the house lay in silent shadows — it was full twilight, and they’d forgotten to leave a light on.
“Hey,” Blake leaned over, peering anxiously into her face, “you’re not upset over what I said back there, are you? I should never have —”
“Don’t be silly. I’m not upset.”
“Don’t you be silly. You haven’t said two words all the way home.”
“I’m …” Martha thoug...ht quickly, “maybe I really am coming down with something.”
“You can’t.” Blake grinned again, tilting her chin up with his finger. “You have to go to the Halloween party.”
Martha stared at him, nothing registering. “Of course I’m not going to the Halloween party, I don’t have a date —” She broke off, flustered, as he laughed.
“You do now. So hurry on inside and play sick for Conor and I’ll see you later, okay?”
Martha’s head was spinning.MoreLess
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