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178 SNOWBOUND
John,
We made it safe and sound. Roads were mostly bare
past Danson, just icy in spots. A happy group of
parents met us. I was lucky. They all thanked me
instead of asking how I could have been so dumb as
to choose some skinny line on the map and assume
it was a safe route. And my principal said he was
taking responsibility for the decision, too. So I guess
I still have a job. One I’ll be back at tomorrow
morning at eight-thirty sharp.
Too chatty? Fiona reread and decided what she’d
written thus far was okay. Now to wind it up on a
friendly note that didn’t assume anything.
I’ll put in a request for some reimbursement for you,
as I promised. We ate an awful lot of food! And no,
I’m not saying thank you again, because I know you’d
hate that. Just…take care. And please do call me if you
get down to the Portland area. We could go to the
multiplex and watch three movies in a row if you want.
Of course, she could think of other things they might
prefer to do.
Her fingers wanted to type “Love, Fiona,” but she
made herself end with just her name. Not letting herself
agonize over what she’d written, Fiona hit Send.
Staring at the screen, her chest feeling hollow, she
wondered if she’d ever hear from John again.
JOHN NEEDED TO SHOP in the worst way, but he held
off going until Tuesday morning. Just didn’t feel like