Fantastic Fables of Foster Flat Volume Two: More Suspenseful Tales with a Twist (Fantastic Fables Series Book 2) by Orrin Jason Bradford & Brad Swift

Author:Orrin Jason Bradford & Brad Swift [Bradford, Orrin Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Magic realism, North Carolina folk lore, Ray Bradbury, The Twilight Zone
Publisher: Porpoise Publishing
Published: 2019-01-06T23:00:00+00:00

“YOU LOOK TIRED, MOMMIE Dearest. We don’t need to go to the playground today,” Flower said, with a slight smile on her face.

Wait for it, Fatima thought. The little snip is going to try to con me into something. Her use of Mommie Dearest is a dead giveaway.

“Why don’t you go upstairs and take a nap. I’d just as soon wait until this weekend and go with you to search for herbs.”

There it is. Fatima groaned softly. Her scavenger hunts to the woods had become a sore topic of late. When Flower was still a baby, she’d been able to carry her in a sling. Later, she’d graduated to pulling Flower in a wagon, but that was getting increasingly difficult as her daughter continued to grow.

“You know how much I enjoy our outings into nature, Dearheart,” Fatima said as she bent down to her daughter’s level, “but I’m planning to head up to the Glassy Mountain area this week to look for some Yellowroot and Wild Bergamot. That’s a challenging trek by myself. I just don’t see how I’ll be able to take you along this time.”

Flower stuck out her lower lip and sighed heavily. “But, Mom...”

So much for Mommie Dearest.

"I really want to go." The whine in her voice tugged at Fatima's heartstrings. "This darn leg won't let me do anything." Flower kicked at her bad ankle with her good foot.

“Now, dear. Please don’t do that.” Fatima reached out to hug her daughter. “I’ll see what I can work out. I’ll ask around to see if anyone else knows where we can find the herbs.”

“But you’ve already done that,” Flower countered.

“I know, I know,” Fatima replied, feeling the frustration mounting. “But for now, let’s go to the playground. I’ll push you on the swing.”

“Oh, all right,” Flower said reluctantly. “But I can swing myself. That’s one thing I can do.”

“Okay, dear. Whatever you say.”

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