A second floor window opened, and Kyle stuck his head and shoulders out so he could look down at us. โIf you two are finished playing Cowboy and Indian out there, some of us would like to get their beauty sleep.โ I looked at Warren. โYou heard โum Kemo Sabe. Me go to my little wigwam and get โum shut-eye.โ โHow come you always get to play the Indian?โ whined Warren, deadpan. โCause sheโs the Indian, white boy,โ said Kyle.
Patricia BriggsHe'd woken up after flying from Boston to Montana to find his da cooking breakfast for them: sausage and pancakes shaped like deer. It wasn't just any deer, either - they looked like Bambi from the disney cartoon. Charles didn't want to know how his father had managed that
Patricia BriggsDrink it,โ I told her. โItโs good for what ails you. Caffeine and sugar. I donโt drink it, so I ran over to your house and stole the expensive stuff in your freezer. It shouldnโt be that bad. Samuel told me to make it strong and pour sugar into it. It should taste sort of like bitter syrup.โ She gave me a smile smile, then a bigger one, and plugged her nose before she drank it down in one gulp. โNext time," she said in a hoarse voice, โI make the coffee.
Patricia BriggsIt was unsettling to be in love with someone who looked like the face in her nightmares.
Patricia BriggsShe crawled,โ Ben said. There were tears in his voice. That was wrong. Ben barely even tolerated me on the best of days. โShe crawled to the bathroom to clean herself again. If it werenโt for the two subs in the pack, Iโd be on the bottom. And she wouldnโt stand up in my presence for guilt.
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