A Short Story-Chapter Three 💖

In this note, we meet the second and third couple in our new story world. I'd like to introduce Charlotte, Layla, Tegan, and Logan.

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Charlotte’s younger sister, Layla, was one year, two months, and three days younger than her. 

But, Layla was an old soul. An old soul who spoke truisms about life at every chance available. She made it a habit of practicing this gift on Charlotte. This time, Layla proclaimed one of her truths about life to Charlotte outside the high school cooking classroom door. 

“You can’t expect something different if you go about doing things the same way.” 

A retort brewed in Charlotte’s belly but never rose high enough for her to deliver. So she relied on her tried but not always true defense mechanism–sass to conceal what was, in fact, whining. 

She spoke over her shoulder to her sister. “I don’t want anything different. I’m happy reading books and watching movie marathons.” She had learned to achieve this particular level of happiness after ending a two-year relationship with a boyfriend who moved to a larger city. Charlotte didn’t have to move when she could visit different worlds anytime she picked up a book. 

Like a mule that would lose the fight but couldn’t help resisting, she stopped short and dug her heels into the ground.

Layla collided into Charlotte’s back with enough force for her to grunt, “Oof.” 

Like a row of dominoes, a chain of events that would change the course of the day ensued.

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I'd also like to say thank you to all of you for the notes about the cookies you prefer. They'll be a part of the conversation in the weeks to come.

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Jean, Marilyn B, and Cheryl L. have won a free ebook copy of B is for Beauty.

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This is the last five days of school, so I have to keep this note short. But not so short that I miss out on telling you that I hope you have a great week. I'm looking forward to sharing more with you soon.

💖 Merri