Far and Away by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Tuesday, September 6, 1955

Bishop Verot Catholic School

New Jersey

“So, what did you think of Sister Clara Marie?” Sophia asked Teresa.

“Not much really. This math is too easy, so I guess she is a bit behind in her curriculum. I learned this stuff in fifth grade. I don’t think I’ll need to cheat on the exams.”

“She’s an old biddy. I would bet my last smoke she’s ninety years old if she’s a day. Can you imagine being that old? Try not to get too close to her. Her breath smells like rotten cheese. I don’t think she bothers to brush her teeth.”

Teresa laughed. “I’ll try not to.”

They walked down the hall together and out the front door. The end of their first day of seventh grade. “You wanna hang out and wait for the other two?”

“Ida and Mavis?” Teresa asked.

“Yeah. I think they want to hang out with us. What about you?”

Teresa wasn’t sure what Sophia meant and asked her. “Do I want to hang out with them, or do I mind if they hang out with us?” She wasn’t sure. She probably came off like a total jerk, but she’d just met this girl today. She was still feeling her out.

“Both,” Sophia answered immediately.

Teresa thought about it. They seemed like nice girls. Her mother would let her invite them over, that much she knew. Ida seemed a bit uppity, but Teresa knew girls like her were really just scared and acted all haughty just to cover up their fears. They were new to Catholic school in general and this one in particular, just like her. Yes, she thought they deserved a chance to become friends. “I like them. Mavis is funny.”

“She’s a sweet girl, but Ida . . . I ain’t so sure about her. She’s kind of a bitch, don’t ya think?”

Teresa laughed, then felt bad for doing so. It was wrong to poke fun at others. Her mother reminded her of this at every opportunity. She wouldn’t mind being friends with the other two girls. “I think she’s a bit . . . unsure of herself, that’s all.” She didn’t want to talk about a girl she hardly even knew.

“She thinks her shit don’t stink, but I like that about her. It takes a lot of balls to carry around an attitude that big.”

The girls both laughed.

“Here they come.” Teresa pointed to a cluster of kids coming out of the main entrance.

“You sure you wanna invite them to walk home with us?” Sophia asked before they made their way over to the edge of the sidewalk, where a group of kids had gathered.

Not wanting to lose what little ground of coolness she’d gained, she held her hands out as if she were palming the world. “Shit.” She laughed. She sort of liked using that word. “Well, shit, I think we should invite them to walk home with us. The more the merrier.” Did she really just say that? She sounded exactly like her mother.

“I think so, too. Who

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