Solemn Oath by Hannah Alexander

Author:Hannah Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2000-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

“If I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone?” Abby asked Tedi as they waited for Grandma to end another long conversation with another friend in the supermarket.

Tedi studied Abby’s serious expression. “Okay. What?”

“I’m not going to call Mom or Dad.”

“But you have to! They’ll hear about the fire, and they’ll call the school and find out you’re not there.”

Abby pushed her glasses up, scrunched her face and nodded. “They’ll come looking for me, and they won’t find me. That’ll scare ’em to death.”

“That’s stupid.” Tedi forgot to keep her voice down. “Why would you do that? You want them to worry about you?” She would never do that to her parents. Never on purpose, anyway.

“Shh! Shut up! You promised not to tell!”

Tedi lowered her voice. “But Grandma told you to call right after she called Mom’s office. Why would you not tell your parents?”

“I told you Thursday night, remember?” Abby pointed to her bandaged leg. “Every time something happens to me, they forget to fight. Mom will cry, and Dad will put his arm around her, and then they’ll remember they are part of one family, and they belong together.”

Grandma said goodbye to her friend and turned back to them with sandwiches from the deli section. “Ready to go, girls?” She strode toward the checkout counter. “Let’s get out of here before we run into somebody else we know.”

Abby nudged Tedi. “Remember, you promised.”

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