The Magic Compass by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Carr, Martha & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642026122
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Dinner progressed without knocking over a wine glass or a lull in the conversation. Maggie found herself telling Jake about Diana, and the time their father took them to Barton Springs pool but told them to stay away from the deep end. “Of course, I didn’t listen and dove in feet first and immediately sank like a rock. Diana jumped in after me and pulled me to the side before Dad found out. I was so thankful to her I gave her one of my best Barbies. But then she confessed and spilled that I ruined her cannonball and she pulled me out of there because I was in the way.”

“Oooh, so both of you have to be honest.” Jake laughed, taking a sip of his wine.

“Looks that way, even though Diana swears with me it’s chronic.”

A trill sounded and Jake scrambled for his phone. “Sorry, thought I had muted it. Hey, it’s the store, hang on just a moment.”

“A CVS emergency? Sure, no problem.”

Jake gave a tight smile, holding the phone up to his ear.

Maggie wrinkled her forehead and looked around the restaurant, trying not to eavesdrop. Jake held up a finger and slowly rose from his chair.

“I’ll only be a minute, I promise.”

“No problem,” nodded Maggie. “Must be out of register tape,” she muttered as he walked toward the men’s room. She checked her own phone. Only a text from her sister reminding her to wear the good underwear. “What, did I think a gnome who lives under the ground would text me?”

She sat back, picking up her wine glass and took a healthy sip. “Yeah, one weird day.”

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