The rain and wind had risen to a squall, beating against every part of the house. The roof, porch, and siding made drumming sounds. The slamming upstairs a…
Part 3
I brought in my belongings, Lucy last. I set her cage down in the living room, and she squeezed herself deeply into one corner, gazing around cautio…
Mr. Cooper, my neighbor, was in his fifties, tall and bony, and almost always wore a neat white shirt with the famous polo horse logo. A bold line creased …
The rain and wind had risen to a squall, beating against every part of the house. The roof, porch, and siding made drumming sounds. The slamming upstairs arose again. The bang! bang! bang! roared
I brought in my belongings, Lucy last. I set her cage down in the living room, and she squeezed herself deeply into one corner, gazing around cautiously. I told her the house would be our
When Tony saw me walking toward the restaurant, he just nodded. I ran inside to the phone booth. “Are they still there?” Cooper’s muffled voice answered. “What’s going on?”
Mr. Cooper, my neighbor, was in his fifties, tall and bony, and almost always wore a neat white shirt with the famous polo horse logo. A bold line creased his brow. He and I seldom talked, but on
