Marianne by Elizabeth Hammer

Author:Elizabeth Hammer [Hammer, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

18

Bloody Mary

Dad dropped Marianne at school on Wednesday morning. “I’ll pick you up at three.”

“I’ll just get a ride with Sally’s mom.” She grabbed her bag and opened the car door, but paused when Dad didn’t answer. “Okay?”

Dad smiled a little. “Okay.”

It didn’t seem okay with him. Marianne just stared down at the car floor.

“You gonna be home tonight?” asked Dad.

“No.” Marianne felt rebellious just saying that. It made her shoulders hunch. She just couldn’t get comfortable telling Dad things instead of asking him about them. “Danielle needs me to stay at her house until next Sunday.”

Dad nodded and drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. “I was going to make soy sauce chicken for dinner.”

Marianne’s favorite. He only made it for her. “Well, I can still eat with you guys. I’m only next door.”

“Great.” Dad was beaming. “I’ll go to the grocery store around seven, and we can eat...” He tapped absentmindedly on his watch while he calculated. “Around nine?”

“Great.” Marianne studied his expression for something to explain this bizarre behavior. Danielle’s house was only eight feet away from their own. Why all the careful planning? Patrick had said that Dad missed her. Marianne didn’t like the feeling that gave her; it made her feel unsafe or something. She opened the door all the way and got out.

“Bye, Mary. I love you.”

“I love you, too. Bye.”

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