Music in the Night (Logan 4)

"No, because look at what happens," I said.

"You want some supper? I'll bring something up." "I'm not hungry."

I started down the ladder.

"Laura," he called.

"What?"

"Don't let anyone make fun of you when I'm

not in school."

"They won't," I said. He went back to his model

ship.

Robert called to find out what had happened

and express his sympathy. I was afraid that if he knew

the whole truth, he, too, would get into fights and then

I would be responsible for the two of them doing

badly in school.

"You're still coming over tomorrow night,

aren't you, Laura?" Robert asked.

"Yes," I said, even though I knew I would

regret leaving Cary locked up in his own dark,

unhappy world.

"I'll be there by five, okay?"

"Okay."

That night I lay awake for the longest time with

my eyes wide open, thinking. What terrible things had

we done to cause all the nasty gossip about us? We

were twins, born minutes apart. We had been

connected in our mother's womb and birth was a great

separation from each other as well as from her. When

we were younger, we did cling to each other more

than most brothers and sisters, even those close in age.

I couldn't recall a day or a night when we were apart. I