a terrible thing you did to me, and you'd better stop

saving those things about my sister. Just because she's

a great athlete, it doesn't mean..."

"You were just afraid because you're just like

her. It wouldn't have been so terrible for you, and you

might have learned to appreciate boys,' she said.

laughing. '"Remember my warning." she added, and

hung up.

My hand was trembling holding the receiver.

There was one thing I sure wasn't looking forward to

doing, and that was returning to school after the long

Thanksgiving weekend, Just the thought of it made

my stomach tingle with tension.

Brenda finally did call, but not to have me meet

them. She wanted their last night to be special, as

special as the night before was supposed to be until I

ruined it. She didn't say that, but I read between the

lines. Celia and Brenda had decided to take us all out

to what once was our favorite restaurant. Dickson's

Steak House. Mama agreed. but I could see the

sadness flowing under her face as memories of Daddy

taking us all there returned. She was actually

trembling.

There were many times when he had called to

have us meet him after some court action. Most of the

time, he was jovial, having done well, and it was

always a party. As I looked at Mama returning to

Daddy's chair. I thought how horrible it must be for

her now never to have that sort of happiness and

excitement in her life. Unless she met and married

Tags: V.C. Andrews Shadows Horror
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