What a Girl Wants by Angie Coleman

Author:Angie Coleman [Coleman, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788548441
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2018-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

10

I set my alarm, last night, but lately I’m discovering that I don’t need it any more. I can’t wait for it to ring to get up – my blankets weigh me down and the bed gets uncomfortable at four o’clock in the morning.

It’s six o’clock and I’ve already taken my shower, changed about a dozen outfits but none of them convinced me, and finally decided to wear a yellow shirtwaist dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a pleated skirt. Then I made breakfast; I even looked outside to make sure that after three days of terrible weather the sun is going to come out today, as promised by the weather forecast last night. The sky looks clear in the pale dawn light.

“Gil,” Grandma Natalie rubs her eyes when she joins me in the kitchen.

“Good morning, Grandma,” I greet her cheerfully.

“What are you doing up so early?”

“I’m making breakfast.”

“Did you sleep at all?”

“Sure I slept, from midnight ‘till four o’clock this morning.

“That’s no good, dear. You’re exhausting yourself lately.”

“Not at all, Grandma. I’m full of energy,” I reassure her, inviting her to take a seat with a nod. She studies me, looking for a sign of some kind, then she finally sits.

“At least on a Saturday you can rest a bit. Tomorrow your father is coming with the boards for the furniture, it’ll be tiring,” she insists as I serve her bacon and eggs and a cup of coffee.

“I’m not working today,” I reveal with a smile, and now she finally notices my dress.

“Where are you going?”

“To the park, I think, with Jared.”

“To the park?” she looks amazed.

“Yes.”

“With Jared?”

“Yes, Grandma. To the park. With Jared,” I repeat, filling my coffee cup.

“Isn’t Jared the boy who lives upstairs from your shop?”

“Yup, that’s the one,” I confirm.

“And you’ve got a date?”

“Not exactly. We’re just going out to enjoy some fresh air, that’s all,” I play it down.

“Do you like him?” she wants to know. Stubborn as usual.

“We’re friends,” I give the standard reply I’ve decided I’m going to give to anyone who asks this question from now on.

“Should I be worrying about you, too?”

“What does ‘about you too’ mean?”

“Lillian already has her troubles with the vet, and now you too!”

“I don’t have any trouble with the vet,” I calmly retort.

“Don’t play dumb with me, Missy. You know exactly what I mean,” she warns me with her finger pointed at me and the stern expression she uses only with Father when he irks her for some reason.

“I understand, Grandma, but you have nothing to worry about. Jared and I are just friends and today we’re going out to enjoy a bit of sun,” I repeat in the hope that this version of the facts will appease her. It might be because Grandma Natalie’s husband abandoned her when she was pregnant with my father, but she has developed a sort of sixth sense along with a not always justified apprehension that makes her exceedingly wary when it comes to this kind of thing. She

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