She forged a lie on the spot. Let her deal with them being angry for awhile…it was still probably better than trying to make sense of all that really happened that night. Megan told her parents she was out with Deanna and Des. She could have just as easily said she was out with Ted, but she didn’t want to drag him back into this. Drew and Nancy seemed cross with her, but she was relieved to know that they bought it.
“Would you go to your room so we can discuss this?” Drew asked in a tone that was more a command than an interrogatory.
“Sure,” Megan replied. There was something that bothered her about her parents’ behavior. They seemed disappointed, yes, but not really angry. Unlike their spats with Carrie, there were no bold proclamations and no heated exchanges. If she didn’t know better, she would have thought they were sad.
Meg’s Transformation Scene 75
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Close Encounters Scene 32
I figured the Kondremul must have flushed the pot-roast right through his system or something like that, so...
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Meg’s Transformation Scene 45
“You peed in the pool,” Deanna accused. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Megan replied. If things got...
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A Birthday to Forget Scene 4
My dress lay in wait on her duvet. Like a python its motionless, as if pretending to sleep… waiting...
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Ellen’s Visitor Scene 104
“Say hello, James,” Ellen asked of him again. “I’m sorry, ladies. He’s just the fussiest today. I hope he...
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Auntie’s Petticoating Rules Scene 14
The tailor pulled the tape measure a little tighter around my hips to squish the bulk of my nappy...
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Life and Death Choices Made Casually Scene 97
They arrived at the dorm and Deborah remembered her laundry. She had to make her bed. “I got to...
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Life and Death Choices Made Casually Scene 42
As soon as Lia unzipped the dress, Deborah shut herself in the dressing room and took off the cursed...
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Dante’s Infanzia Scene 34
“Look, lady,” Dante pleaded, “I’m really sorry I woke up in your place and made a mess on your...