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Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

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many ways was just beginning.

Maybe mine was, too. I thought. As if the

future was full of bells that rang to signal a new turn

and a new direction. I heard Mrs. Westington calling

to me from the front porch. I hurried back to the

house, worried something might be wrong with her. It's your sister," she said. "She's on the

telephone."

"My sister?" I ran into the house and picked up

the receiver. "Hello, Brenda?"

"Hi, April. I'm flying into San Francisco

tomorrow. I'll be there by eleven. I have a three-hour

layover and then I'm going on to Seattle." She gave

me the name of the airline and flight number. "We can

meet and have lunch and talk," she said. "If you still

want to that is."

"Yes, I would like that very much. Brenda.

How have you been doing?"

"Our team lost only one game. I met a lot of

interesting people,- she added. The way she stressed

interesting made my heart skip a beat. Did she mean

someone in particular? "And how have you been?"

she asked.

She had no idea why, but her question made me

laugh. "Why are you laughing?"

"I'll tell you when I see you," I said. "But I'm

fine now. Brenda."

"Okay."

I told her about Uncle Palaver's things and what

our attorney had told me about his estate.

"We have a little money, an inheritance." "We do have what we need from what Mom



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