Out of the Shadows by Diane Greenwood Muir

Author:Diane Greenwood Muir
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Nammynools Publications
Published: 2015-12-24T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

"I'm nervous," Rebecca said as Polly drove her to school Monday morning. "If people didn't know Bickle-Pickle suspended me, they'll see by my face that something is wrong." The poor girl's face was multiple shades of green, purple and red.

"It's a badge of honor," Polly said, patting Rebecca's arm. "And I don't want to hear you call your principal a name. We might not agree with what she did, but it was well within her rights and we have to live by it. The only way for you to not let this take you down is to rise above it. Treat her with respect, not because you like her, but because she's the principal. Got it?"

"It's not fair," Rebecca said under her breath.

They'd had this discussion several times over the weekend. With Rebecca, with Andrew and Kayla, with Heath. Polly wanted to scream. It wasn't fair. But that didn't matter. Rebecca had to move on.

"You did the right thing when you protected Bean from that older kid," Polly said. "If the kids want to poke fun at the way you look, just remember that in a few short weeks, you'll look normal again and they'll still be bullies. Okay?"

Rebecca finally smiled. "I never thought of it that way."

"It's hard to do it at your age," Polly said, "But always try to take the long view. Are you ready?"

"I am," Rebecca said, taking a deep breath.

Polly watched her walk into the school and relaxed when she saw Kayla run to catch up. There, a friend to help Rebecca walk through the front door. Man, it wasn't easy letting her grow up on her own.

Now, coffee before heading back into the fray. Lydia and her crew spent several hours yesterday moving props and set pieces from the shed into the foyer of Sycamore House and today construction began. Polly couldn't believe how excited those women got when it came to creating a haunted house. Every year, one or two more people came on board to help set things up - almost as if they couldn't wait to see the surprise; they had to be in on the secrets.

The regular meetings that were held in Sycamore House either chose to move to the coffee shop this week or agreed to meet even with the constant noise of hammers and saws.

Polly opened the door to Sweet Beans and stood for a moment to enjoy the amazing scents brushing across her nose. Camille had hung orange lights from the ceiling - Polly couldn't imagine how she'd managed to get them up there - and bright oranges, golds, deep reds and browns were found throughout the shop. From arrangements in the bookshelves, to gourds and pumpkins on the tables, the coffee shop had discovered autumn.

Skylar Morris waved at her from behind the counter and smiled as she approached him. "Do you want pumpkin spice in your latte this morning?" he asked.

Polly chuckled. "Nope. I'm not a fan. Are you selling a lot of it?"

"You won't even believe it," he said.

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