jeff was more generous than he need be . '' your mother was telling me the truth , '' jody whispered , remembering the calls she 'd received from gloria potter . '' i do n't blame you for not believing her . i was terribly ill and had n't spoken to her myself . i want you to know that i love you , jody

it seemed that she had been in the attic for hours and there was a chance that her parents might come up to check on her . what would they think when they found her empty bed ? more importantly , what would they do when they discovered that she had disobeyed them ? she looked at her watch again and received a shock . something was wrong ; the hands had n't moved . it still showed the time that she had entered the attic

they 're fine , sweetheart . you need to relax , '' he said . '' maybe we 'll grab a little scotch at the room before we go . '' she nodded . '' i 'm just ... nervous . '' '' why ? we 've been on dates before . nothing new . '' he rolled to a stop at a red light , ignoring the real reason she was nervous

she gave her today 's instructions and stood watching while the huge girl began to fill the water buckets . a moment later , marla blurted out , ' so , how are you today , kitty ? ' kitty could n't deal with the question at the same time as her hands were occupied . she put the bucket down and stared at
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