Decidedly Negative
This is post 14 of Section V. To begin at the beginning, go here. Section II begins here. Section III begins here. Section IV begins here, and Section V begins here.
“I wanna go. Why didn’t Grandma take me?”
Stephen looked uncertainly at Bennett, who shifted apprehensively. “It’s a very grown-up parade, Lizzy. You wouldn’t like it. It’ll be much more fun here playing musical chairs with Stephen.” A note of pleading crept into Bennett’s voice as Lizzy’s face clouded over. “Besides, how could you go off and leave your poor old Grampa all alone?”
“I wanna go,” Lizzy repeated. “And you and Steve could go too. Please Steve? Pretty please?”
Stephen again looked at Bennett, who shook his head firmly. “No. Absolutely not. That is no place for children.”
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“I wanna go. Why didn’t Grandma take me?”
Stephen looked uncertainly at Bennett, who shifted apprehensively. “It’s a very grown-up parade, Lizzy. You wouldn’t like it. It’ll be much more fun here playing musical chairs with Stephen.” A note of pleading crept into Bennett’s voice as Lizzy’s face clouded over. “Besides, how could you go off and leave your poor old Grampa all alone?”
“I wanna go,” Lizzy repeated. “And you and Steve could go too. Please Steve? Pretty please?”
Stephen again looked at Bennett, who shook his head firmly. “No. Absolutely not. That is no place for children.”
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posted by Hobbes at 7:25 PM
2 Comments:
She'll talk them into taking her. Maybe. There's a clash of wills here.
$5 sez they go
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