Bad Order by B.B. Ullman

Author:B.B. Ullman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books

21

A sour taste

I made a beeline to the phone. The rooms were cold, as usual, because Ma wouldn’t turn the heat up over 65 degrees. She said gas was too expensive, plus we had a good woodstove and a bunch of firewood that she’d gotten from Bob Dietz. She’d traded eight quarts of her home-canned plum chutney for that wood. I think that we got the better end of that deal.

“I’ll start a fire,” Lars said. He headed back outside to the wood pile.

“Thanks, Lars!” I called. I clicked on the message button which was flashing an insistent red eye.

“Hi kids!” It was Ma’s cheerful voice. I was so happy to hear her. It made me feel more grounded, more like myself. Ma had sort of a low voice and it was full of humor that only she and I understood.

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