The Girl in White Pajamas by Chris Birdy

Author:Chris Birdy [Birdy, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626522268
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

35 CHRISTMAS IN APRIL

Weston, Massachusetts

At eight o’clock in the morning, Isabella looked out the front window while Angel removed the black covering from it. She pointed to the US Mail truck that stopped in front of the house. The driver got out and carried two fairly large boxes that appeared to be heavy. He rang the doorbell and Angel unsnapped his shoulder holster under the arm. He motioned for Isabella to move away from the window. She stepped back and watched Bogie coming down the stairs. “What’s going on here?” Bogie asked.

“Looks like a couple packages are being delivered,” Angel said.

Bogie yelled up the stairs. “Bailey did you order something?”

“No,” she answered.

Bogie shouted to the closed bathroom door. “Kim, did you?”

“No!”

Bogie gestured for Angel to stand to the side with Isabella. “I’ll answer the door. If anything goes wrong, shoot!” Bogie accepted the packages from the mailman and looked at the return address.

“Who are they for, Da-dee?” Isabella asked excitedly.

“I’m not sure yet,” he answered seeming distracted. As he looked at the return address, he said, “Leave them right here! Don’t touch them!” Bogie grabbed his cell phone and made a call. “James, this is Bogie. Did anyone in that house send two packages to Isabella?”

Bogie listened then asked, “And she had you carry those frigg’n boxes down to the post office?” After a few seconds, he said, “It doesn’t matter! She had a hell of a nerve! I don’t think she was being cute or funny! I appreciate this, James. You take care!” Bogie sighed as he ended the call. He reached in his pocket and took out his key-ring. He chose a small, plastic bottle with a label reading Iron City Beer from among the keys. He removed a small, sharp tool from the inside of the bottle and made one quick slice across the top of each box where it closed. Opening the lid, he looked at the contents then motioned for Isabella to come over to the boxes.

“Mandie sent these to you! These were books your mother gave Mandie when she used to be her babysitter.”

Isabella’s face lit up and she held her hands to her heart. “All these books! For me?”

Bogie carried the books upstairs to Isabella’s room as she followed him. “Look, Da-dee, ‘Stuart Little’. That’s one of my favorites!” The child’s excitement was palpable as she carefully placed the books on her shelves. Standing in the doorway, Bailey watched as Bogie sadly opened one of the books inscribed To my little sister, Mandie. While Isabella excitedly placed her books on the shelf, Bogie looked at Bailey and saw the hurt in her eyes. When she opened her mouth to say something, he looked at her and shook his head.

“This is so wonderful!” Isabella exclaimed. “All these stories for me! Isn’t Mandie wonderful?”

As Bogie nodded, an envelope fell out of one of the books. It was a letter addressed to him from Bailey. “That’s the one I sent you last year,” Bailey said softly.

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