The Accident
Copyright© 2016 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 10
I could be an asshole and lie about it ... so I will.
I asked Grace.
“Lookit, sister mine. All I want is a date for the prom,” I said. The sister mine had her Immediate attention. Let’s face ... I’d never admitted she was related to me by thought, word or deed. Did I expect she’d fall all over herself to help her brother?
Yes.
Did she?
No.
Grace is smarter than I’d like to admit. She got that evil sister smile.
“Ok ... I’ll order a dress.”
“Whoa. Whoa, Whoa!” I said. “I said, DATE.”
“And I said I’ll go.” She grinned even eviler. Is that a word? Eviler? One thing for sure ... she did it. “What? You expected I’d set you up with one of my friends? David ... be real.
“Mom ... David’s taking me to the prom! I’ll need that dress we looked at.”
From the depths of the kitchen, Mom said, “Surely you can do better than that. David?” She sighed. “Grace? Have you lost your mind?”
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