The End of the Rainbow (Hudson 4)

pass your finals. I thought we made a decision about it

and that was that. You promised you would try if I

helped you. Harley Arnold," I scolded. "You can't just

give up because you hurt yourself. You can still see

out of that eye, can't you?"

"Yes," he said.

"Then you can read and write and you can

study. Now, I'm going home. You're getting up,

getting dressed, gathering your books and coming

over in..." I looked at my watch. "In twenty minutes.

We'll put in two hours."

"Two hours!"

"Two hours and not a minute less." I turned and

walked to the door. "And," I said turning. "brush your

teeth and your hair."

He started to smile and then groaned with the

pain. "Maybe you finally learned something about

that temper of yours." I said. And then I added. But I

doubt it."

I closed the door behind me, let out a breath

and then smiled to myself and hurried down the stairs.

A little less than twenty minutes later. Harley was at

my front door, his books under his right arm, his hair

neatly brushed back.

"Do I meet inspection?" he asked.

"We'll see." I said. "We'll use the office." I had

already told Mommy and Daddy that Harley was

coming over to study. They were in the family room

watching television. I had warned them about Harley's

black eye. I gave them Harley's explanation, but they