To tell you the truth, I’m beginning to forget things too. The more I learn about you, the less I recollect about me. It’s as if your memories are crowding mine out, there’s no room for them in my hea...
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There. Hannah got to her feet and surveyed the cleared space. Picking up a stick, she drew a lopsided circle in the dirt. She scratched a cross in the middle and laid thirteen target marbles on it--on...
When Mama leaned over to kiss me, I hugged her so tight she could hardly breathe. I’ll never forget you, I whispered.Mama drew back. What did you say?Nothing, I mumbled. I love you, Mama.She smiled. W...
Maybe we should give Andrew a little test, just to make sure the fever didn’t damage his brain.Don’t be silly. Hannah tapped the rolled magazine on her knee as if she wanted to whack Edward even harde...
Brandishing a green mallet, Hannah grinned at John. We’ll take sides. You and me against Andrew and Theo.Hannah went first. Theo and I watched her knock her ball through the first two wickets and aim...
We reached the bushes beside the porch without being seen. Crouched in the dirt, we were so close I could have reached up and grabbed Hannah’s ankle. To keep from giggling, Theo pressed his hands over...
When Dad pulled up in front of the house, the three of us sat still for a moment and stared at the gloomy pile of bricks my great-aunt called home. Up close, it looked even worse than it had from a di...
Reaching out, Andrew crooked his little finger with mine. If I live, I’ll find a way to let you know, Drew, he promised. I owe you that much--and a whole lot more.After a little silence, Andrew’s face...
Theo, Aunt Blythe said. According to Father, he was a no-good rascal, but just look at that angelic little face. He couldn’t have been all bad.I guess Great-grandfather didn’t like him either.No, inde...
While Papa talked about his day in court, I relived my fight with Edward. What a lousy, stinking, ungrateful coward he was. Hateful. Underhanded. Sly and dishonest. A tattle-tale. What branch of the f...
For a moment, I thought I heard laughter, the click of one croquet ball striking another, a dog barking.I stared at the empty yard, trying hard to see what Great-grandfather saw, but nothing shifted,...
I wanted to leap up and defend her, perhaps throw my arms around her and protect her, but I just sat there like a nincompoop.
Hannah tells me you’re an archeologist, she said. Drew’s father has followed in your footsteps. He spent the whole summer in France, excavating a Roman ruin.A spark of mischief flared in Andrew’s eyes...
Holding my breath, I lay as still as death and listened to Hannah walk toward the bed. She leaned over me and whispered Andrew’s name, my name, touching my skin with soft, warm fingers. She was no dre...
Long before I was ready to say good-bye, Hannah rose to her feet and beckoned to Andrew. We’ve had enough excitement for one day. It’s time to leave.After making sure Aunt Blythe wasn’t looking, Andre...
Catching my eye in the mirror, Mrs. Armiger said, Your mother tells me you’ve forgotten how to play the parlor organ, Andrew.I began to apologize, but Mrs. Armiger hushed me. It’s all right, dear. I u...
In Riverview, we stopped at Larkin’s Drugstore for a cold drink. Leaving the rest of us to scramble out unaided, John offered Hannah his hand. Although I’d just seen her leap out of a tree as fearless...
Papa cut his business trip short when he heard how ill you were. He’ll be home on the afternoon train. Won’t he be happy to see you looking so well!Hannah came running up the stairs. Dr. Fulton’s on h...
As Corey and I followed Grandmother out of the library, we glanced at each other. Without saying a word, I knew my sister was thinking exactly what I was thinking. Rappings and tappings, footsteps, do...
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