Holly and the Framed Friend: The Holly Lewis Mystery Series by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Family Life, General
ISBN: 9781796818444
Google: MPDgwwEACAAJ
Amazon: B07MWHSYMN
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-03-28T15:08:42.813000+00:00

CHAPTER 14

“Mom wants us to head home,” Steven said after checking his phone. He sighed and sent a reply before tucking it back in his pocket. “I can’t believe so many people don’t like Chloe.”

They were walking in the direction of their home when Holly said, “You know, sometimes people are just ignorant. They see someone who’s better than them at something and rather than just trying harder or accepting that maybe someone else is just more talented, they become envious. Envy can turn people into monsters if they let it.”

She may not have been very old, but Holly had seen it plenty of times already. It didn’t help her make friends when she was naturally good at learning. Other kids her age would insult her when she did better on a test or something like that, but what was she supposed to do? Not try, because they didn’t learn as fast as she did?

“I know,” Steven said as he kicked a pebble on the sidewalk. It made soft little crackling noises as it skipped over the cracked concrete. “It just sucks that someone would do this to Chloe. I’ve never seen her do a mean thing to anyone. She always tries to help anyone who asks and like I said, she invites literally everyone to her annual bonfire. I mean, who does that?” he scoffed.

“Doesn’t hurt you’ve had a major crush on her for forever,” Lissa teased.

“Shut your face,” Steven said over his shoulder to his sister, but Holly could tell he wasn’t angry with her. She smiled as she turned and saw Lissa stick her tongue out at her older brother behind his back. It may have been something simple, but that little exchange made Holly wish she had a sister or brother, someone to tease and bicker with as well as take care of and spend time together.

“I’m sorry you got wrapped up in all of this,” Lissa said after they walked in silence for a little while. They were just a few houses down from theirs.

“It’s totally fine. Don’t even think about it,” Holly said with a smile.

“Yeah, but you didn’t come here to help someone you don’t even know,” Lissa sighed.

“No, I didn’t,” Holly conceded. “But I did come here to get to know my family. To find out where I came from and all of that good stuff. The way I see it, helping your friend is helping me get to know you guys. Gives us something to do so we don’t have to have weird awkward silences.”

They turned and began to walk up the driveway to their house. “Do you think we can really find out who did this?” Steven asked.

“I do,” Holly said confidently. “We’re going to need to do some hard work, but I absolutely believe we’ll figure it out eventually.”

Steven smiled as he held the door open for his sister and cousin, “I hope you’re right.”

“Hey, guys,” Katie said cheerfully when they entered the house. “What have you been up

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