Leslie smirked clear through the afternoon and right on to the bus where Janice Avery gave her a little crooked smile on the way to the back seat,
and Leslie looked over at Jess as if to say, “See!”
He was going crazy wanting to know. She even put him off after the bus pulled away,
pointing her head at May Belle as if to say, “We shouldn’t discuss it in front of the children.”
Finally, finally in the safe darkness of the stronghold she told him.
“Do you know why she was crying?” “How’m I supposed to know? Lord, Leslie, will you tell me? What in the heck was going on in there?”
“Janice Avery is a very unfortunate person. Do you realize that?” “What was she crying about, for heaven’s sake?”
“It’s a very complicated situation. I can understand now why Janice has so many problems relating to people.”
“Will you tell me what happened before I have a hernia?”
“Did you know her father beats her?” “Lots of kids’ fathers beat um. Will you get on with it?”
“No, I mean really beats her. The kind of beatings they take people to jail for in Arlington.”
She shook her head in disbelief. “You can’t imagine....”
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