Mary downing hahn Quote

I think Hannah had two brothers. Yes, I’m sure she did. Theo and, and--this boy.I shook my head. If he’s Hannah’s brother, why isn’t he in any of the other pictures?Aunt Blythe didn’t answer right away. In the silence, rain pattered against the windows and dripped through holes in the roof. The wind crept in through cracks and stirred the folds of a long white dress hanging from the rafters.Finally, my aunt raised her eyes from the photograph. I think his name was Andrew. Isn’t that strange? You share a face and a name with a boy who died years before you were born.My throat tightened. He died? Andrew died?Aunt Blythe looked at me. Oh, dear, she said, I didn’t mean to frighten you.I’m not scared! My voice came out as high and squeaky as a girl’s. Furious at myself for being such a baby, I leapt to my feet and headed for the stairs.Slow down, Drew, my aunt called. You’ll go through the floor!Before the words were out of her mouth, a board split under my weight, and I fell flat on my face.In seconds my aunt was beside me. Are you all right? she asked. Did you hurt yourself?I’m fine. Too embarrassed to meet her eyes, I peered into the hole I’d made.