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106 SNOWBOUND “No,” Fiona said. “Right now, she’s…in her room.” She’d almost said, Sulking. Thank goodness she’d swallowed the admission in time. Willow finally agreed, and accompanied Erin and Fiona back downstairs. Troy had his eyes closed and was listening to his music again. Only the poker players turned their heads. Kelli smiled brightly and said, “Hey.” Hopper asked, “You want to play?” Color high, Willow shook her head shyly. “No, thanks.” Dieter stood, abandoning his cards. “How about Chinese checkers?” She bit her lip, gave Fiona a desperate look, then took a deep breath and nodded. “Okay.” Erin went back to her book, and peace once again reigned. John materialized at Fiona’s side. “Did you convince the brat to apologize?” he asked, voice pitched for her ears only. She sighed. “In a manner of speaking.” “What’s that mean?” “You’ll see.” She tried to shake off her oddly dark mood. “Maybe I’m wrong. She could be genuinely contrite.” He grunted. Fiona had no trouble interpreting the sound. “Has the snow let up yet?” she asked. He shook his head. “It’s going to be a while before you get out of here.” Of course she felt dismay, because the kids were
JANICE KAY JOHNSON 107 going to get bored and have even more trouble getting along. But if she’d been here alone… Well, she’d be glad to be stranded for longer. And she knew perfectly well why. “Shoot, I forgot to try to call Dave again. My principal,” she explained. “I suppose I’d better do it.” She retrieved her cell phone, but this time failed to get the call through. She followed John back to his room, where he took his phone from a bedside table. She succeeded no better with his. “They know you’re here and safe,” he said. “Don’t worry.” “I’ll bet the parents are worrying.” “Because you would if one of them was your kid.” “Well, of course I would! Dave got one call, I kept cutting out, and now not a word.” “You can’t do anything.” “No. I know.” After a minute, she smiled, if crookedly. “Oh, well. Until Amy’s little outburst, everybody looked pretty happy.” “You wearing down yet?” Had his voice softened? “I’m fine. Oh, let me retrieve the rest of those pads.” “Right.” He went into the storeroom and returned with another of the baskets he used for toiletries and soap in the bathroom, this one heaped with small, plastic-wrapped sanitary pads. “This okay? Or should I put them in a brown paper bag?” She made a face at him. “Girls’ bathroom. Boys’ bathroom. Remember?” He grinned, then said, “Sorry I didn’t offer any in the first place. I could have saved some trouble.”
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106 SNOWBOUND<br />
“No,” Fiona said. “Right now, she’s…in her room.”<br />
She’d almost said, Sulking. Thank goodness she’d swallowed<br />
the admission in time.<br />
Willow finally agreed, and ac<strong>com</strong>panied Erin and<br />
Fiona back downstairs. Troy had his eyes closed and<br />
was listening to his music again. Only the poker players<br />
turned their heads.<br />
Kelli smiled brightly and said, “Hey.”<br />
Hopper asked, “You want to play?”<br />
Color high, Willow shook her head shyly. “No,<br />
thanks.”<br />
Dieter stood, abandoning his cards. “How about<br />
Chinese checkers?”<br />
She bit her lip, gave Fiona a desperate look, then took<br />
a deep breath and nodded. “Okay.”<br />
Erin went back to her book, and peace once again<br />
reigned.<br />
John materialized at Fiona’s side. “Did you convince<br />
the brat to apologize?” he asked, voice pitched for her<br />
ears only.<br />
She sighed. “In a manner of speaking.”<br />
“What’s that mean?”<br />
“You’ll see.” She tried to shake off her oddly dark<br />
mood. “Maybe I’m wrong. She could be genuinely<br />
contrite.”<br />
He grunted. Fiona had no trouble interpreting the<br />
sound.<br />
“Has the snow let up yet?” she asked.<br />
He shook his head. “It’s going to be a while before<br />
you get out of here.”<br />
Of course she felt dismay, because the kids were
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