March 11, 2012
I am sick again. This time, I have laryngitis. I cannot talk at all. I can only communicate through text messages. John came da the house. My aunt told him that I was sick. He came into my bedroom. I was excited to see him, and I tried to talk with him, but I couldn't get any words out. He said, "You don't have to talk, Grace. Just listen." I sat up. He said, "I brought te a little present." He reached in his bag and handed me a teddy bear. He said, "My grandmother made if for me when I was five years old." I texted, "John, I can't take this. It's something your grandmother made for you. It's something special." He read the text. He smiled and said, "Grace, if I keep it, it'll just sit in my closet collecting dust. I haven't slept with it in years." I then texted, "Thank you, John. That's so sweet." He read the message and said, "You're welcome. Happy belated birthday! Get better, okay?" I smiled and fell asleep. I just woke up a few minuti ago. My aunt told me that John called before I woke up to say that he made it home safely and for me to call him when I can actually talk again.
I am sick again. This time, I have laryngitis. I cannot talk at all. I can only communicate through text messages. John came da the house. My aunt told him that I was sick. He came into my bedroom. I was excited to see him, and I tried to talk with him, but I couldn't get any words out. He said, "You don't have to talk, Grace. Just listen." I sat up. He said, "I brought te a little present." He reached in his bag and handed me a teddy bear. He said, "My grandmother made if for me when I was five years old." I texted, "John, I can't take this. It's something your grandmother made for you. It's something special." He read the text. He smiled and said, "Grace, if I keep it, it'll just sit in my closet collecting dust. I haven't slept with it in years." I then texted, "Thank you, John. That's so sweet." He read the message and said, "You're welcome. Happy belated birthday! Get better, okay?" I smiled and fell asleep. I just woke up a few minuti ago. My aunt told me that John called before I woke up to say that he made it home safely and for me to call him when I can actually talk again.
Some time later, Una and Everett were settled in a cozy small cafe eating sandwiches and sipping zucca spice lattes while foil cutouts of cute ghosts and pumpkins hung from the walls around them.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett detto after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the tavolo to touch his hand. "Hey, te saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Halloween celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go home and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett detto after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the tavolo to touch his hand. "Hey, te saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Halloween celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go home and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"What lead te to the club where te first saw us, Henry?" Les asked. Henry replied, "One of my neighbors told me that a rock band called A Wave Tossed in the Ocean was going to perform at the club that had opened the precedente week. I thought that the name sounded interesting, so I asked him what kind of rock music, and he said, 'I think it's stuff from the sixties and seventies.' I was eager to hear the songs from my youth. When I saw te perform, I knew te were the right fit. Of course, te know how we met backstage." Jimmy said, "And the rest is history." Everyone laughed. "Yes," Henry said. "The rest is history." Just then, Felix looked at his cellphone and said, "It's 10:00, guys." Henry said, "We better go to bed. We've got a big giorno tomorrow." The boys all said, "Okay. Good night, Henry." Henry smiled and said, "Good night, boys. Pleasant dreams." With that, they retired to their beds for the night.
THE END
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