Donna (Girls of Spindrift 2)
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“It’s in Piñon Pine Grove.”
“Don’t tell me,” he said. I smiled as he turned around and quickly located it on his Google Maps app. “One hour and forty-eight minutes with current traffic. That’s still a long time to travel in the morning. You’ll have to get up very early.”
“I’m going to live there in a dorm.”
His brow crinkled. “Like college?”
“Yes, but it won’t be exactly like college.”
“Are you coming home on weekends?”
“Probably only occasionally.”
He thought a moment. “We can Skype and stuff?”
“Always,” I said.
He thought again. One way in which Mickey was like me. He pondered. “Is this because of what happened on the beach?”
“That was the catalyst, yes.”
“Catalyst. Don’t tell me.” He spun around again and checked on his computer. “I get it,” he said.
“This is the school,” I told him, and showed him the brochure.
“Can I go there someday?”
“Probably not.”
He nodded. “It’s only for wizards, huh?”
“Only wizards.”
“You want to go there? I mean, it looks great.”
“Yes.”
“What about Mom and Dad?”
“They want me to go, but I need you to do something after I leave.”
“What?” His imagination was running wild with the possibilities.
“I want you to spend more time with them, Mickey. Don’t lock yourself in your room with your games so much. Talk to them more. Before you know it, you’ll be off to college, and they’ll be alone, and you’ll be sorry you didn’t spend more time with them.”
“Are you?”
“Very much. Will you promise?”
“Sure,” he said. “Dad and I watch television together sometimes.”
“Don’t forget Mom.”
He studied me a moment. “You’re pretty sad.”
“I’m a little lost,” I said.
“Huh?”