Chasing Lilacs by Carla Stewart

Author:Carla Stewart [STEWART, CARLA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC000000
ISBN: 9780446568951
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2010-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

The truth was I didn’t want to be any of those things, but how do you turn around when you’re speeding off down the wrong path? If only I had a mother, I would have someone to talk to, someone who would let me cry and not tell me I was crazy or ask me to bring the Doan’s pills.

It was bad enough thinking all those weird thoughts. Then Tuwana had to stick her nose in. One Saturday we sat in the Edsel listening to KIXZ and not talking about much of anything when she asked how long Aunt Vadine would be staying.

I shrugged. “She hasn’t said.”

“Mother says if she’s got a grain of sense, she’ll stick around. Grieving widower, free meal ticket, that sorta thing, ya know?”

“What do you mean?”

“The obvious. Vadine’s going to be your new mother, get it? Mother says after the proper length of time, she’ll make her move. It makes perfect sense. You need a mother. Your dad needs a wife. There you go.”

“No way. All she’s doing is helping out, cleaning and organizing. Doing her Christian duty, she says. I’m sure she’s got a job and better things to do in Midland. Besides, she and Mama didn’t get along all that well. Why on earth would she want to live with us?”

“Who knows? Maybe she likes your dad better than you think. Mark my words. She’ll be your new mother.”

Tuwana and her ideas! I gritted my teeth. Not that the thought hadn’t come to me, but Aunt Vadine for a mother? It made me want to puke.

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