He grunted, “Go ahead.” “What do the players call a hockey puck again?”
“A biscuit. They call it a biscuit.” “Great. Thanks.”
From that moment and all through dinner, my parents didn’t ask any more questions about our day,
although my mom did say how glad she was that my sister and I were spending more time together.
That night, after our parents went to sleep, I went down to the car and got the pillow and blanket out of the trunk.
I brought them to my sister in her room. She was pretty tired. And she spoke very softly.
She thanked me for the whole day. She said that I didn’t let her down.
And she said that she wanted it to be our little secret since she decided to tell her old boyfriend that the pregnancy was a false alarm.
I guess she just didn’t trust him with the truth anymore. Just after I turned out the lights and opened the door,
I heard her say softly, “I want you to stop smoking, you hear?”
“I hear.” “Because I really do love you, Charlie.” “I love you, too.”
“I mean it.” “So do I.” “Okay, then. Good night.” “Good night.”
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