Family of Liars by E. Lockhart

Author:E. Lockhart [Lockhart, E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2022-05-03T00:00:00+00:00

38.

I REACH OUT and touch them at her neck. “Those are Tipper’s.”

“I asked if I could try them. You got a turn. All her other stuff is so old-lady.”

“She let you wear them?”

Penny shrugs. “Sure, whatever. Tomorrow I think we should go to the Vineyard and do some crimes. We could see an afternoon movie and go to the arcade, or whatever. Something different. You, me, Yardley, and Erin?”

How could Tipper let her wear the black pearls?

“Well,” says Penny, ignoring my silence. “Up to you. Oh, and your father is not your father.”

“What?”

“Your father is not your father,” she says again. “Hope that helps.” She reaches out as Erin walks by. “Erin, I’m very sexy, right? Major told me I’m very sexy.”

She and Erin go off together.

I grab Bess. “Penny just said to me, ‘Your father is not your father.’ ”

“Yeah?” Bess adjusts the strap of her dress. “Was it helpful?”

“What did she mean?”

Bess shrugs. “Did you see she’s wearing Mother’s black pearls?”

“Yes.” I lean against the bookshelf to steady myself.

“I’m going to see what Mother will lend me,” says Bess. “I mean, the black pearls are probably the coolest thing she has, but girls at school are wearing these long ropes of white pearls, like costume jewelry. Do you think Mother has anything like that I can wear?”

“No.” I shake my head to clear it. “What did she mean, ‘Your father is not your father’?”

“God, Carrie. Chill. I don’t know. I didn’t see the second movie.”

I have to get some air.

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