Melody (Logan 1)

"Laura had a very nice room. That's the room I

use. None of you have ever been in my aunt and

uncle's house?"

"No," Betty said.

"Laura was a very strange girl," Janet offered.

"That whole family's strange."

"She didn't want to do anything with girls her

age,"

Lorraine said. "She was like an old lady--

cooking, cleaning, canning fruit with her mother." "I hardly saw her at any of our dances," Janet

complained.

"Robert Royce was the only boyfriend she ever

had," Lorraine said.

"Unfortunate for him," Betty added.

"Whereas, Grandpa has never been with anyone

we know," Janet said.

"Now we have someone who will tell

us,"Lorraine said, eyeing me. "Tell us, Melody." "Tell you what?"

"Does Grandpa spend a lot of time in the

bathroom, maybe sneaking in with girlie magazines?" More laughter. The blood rushed to my neck

and face. "When he goes to sleep, do you hear the

bedsprings squeaking?" Betty continued. The girls

giggled.

"You're all disgusting," I said. Their laughter

stopped.

"Oh come on, Melody. I'm sure you're curious

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about him, too," Janet said.

"He's not bad looking," Lorraine offered gazing across the cafeteria at Cary. He stared back at us. "Maybe you can get him to loosen up, relax. We could

help you."