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a short walk and Tru was grateful Bethany didn’t continue to speak. It wasn’t that Tru didn’t want her to talk.
It was just nice to finally have some time to hear her own
thoughts for once today. When they reached Maggie’s
house, Tru turned to look over at Bethany.
“This is my stop.” She pointed over her shoulder at the
yellow house, still focused on Bethany.
“Oh. So soon?”
Tru nodded her head without saying a word.
“Okay, well I guess I’ll see you at school on Monday,
then?” Bethany asked.
That’s right, it’s already Friday .
“Yeah, Monday.” Tru turned and headed for the front
door.
“Tru,” Bethany called when Tru was only about two
feet away from her, “would you like to walk to school with
me on Monday?” Bethany looked like she was going to get
down on her hands and knees and start begging if Tru
didn’t give her an answer, but part of her looked shy too,
like she didn’t normally make friends on her own. It was
surprising for Gertrude to see her act that way, especially
for someone who seemed to dominate the school.
“Sure,” Tru said as she turned around to look at Bethany. She knew she was going to regret that sometime later,
but Tru knew it would upset Bethany in some way if she
didn’t agree to it.
Bethany smiled. “Okay! I’ll see you Monday then!” She
waved goodbye, and then turned around and followed the
sidewalk further down the street, skipping a little with
each step.
Tru quickly turned away and walked up the path to the
front porch, twisted the brass copy of the key her grandfather made in the doorknob, and pushed the large, heavy
white door open.
    Bethany Meyers’ house was one of the nicer houses in
town. It was much larger than the one belonging to Gertrude’s grandparents, and it had been renovated just last
year, making it look much newer than most of the other
houses as well. It was two stories, like the other houses,
but had the added space of a basement, as well as two
extra bedrooms, instead of the three that were standard
in the neighborhood. Bethany didn’t seem to take notice
though ⎯ she was used to having nice things, and the
money to afford those nice things.
    “Mom, I’m home!” Bethany yelled as she walked into
the large double-door foyer. She placed her purse on the
entryway table that sat just below a large mahogany mirror,
inconspicuously
giving
it
a
glance
as
she
turned
around to walk into the kitchen.
“Hi, Honey!” her mother shouted
from
somewhere
upstairs. “How was school?” Her voice sounded muffled. She must be in her office, Bethany thought.
     
“Great!” Bethany shouted back as she took a seat at the
kitchen table. “I talked to the new girl today!”
    “Oh that’s wonderful, Sweetheart!” Her mother sounded as though she was only half paying attention, and
Bethany knew it meant she was probably busy.
    “Yeah,” Bethany said under her breath. Bethany stood
from her spot at the table and walked over to the refrigerator. When she opened it, she grabbed a stem of grapes
out of the crisper, and then headed for the stairs near the
front door.
    As she walked up to the second floor, the faint sound of
shuffling could be heard coming from her mother’s bedroom. When Bethany had entered the room, she was immediately hit by a flying pink dress. Then, a shoe. Bethany quickly picked up the items that struck her and walked
further into the room. It looked as though her mother’s
closet had blown up, leaving pieces of clothing strewn
across the room.
    “What’s going on, Mom?” Bethany asked, holding up
her mother’s things.
“I can’t find anything to wear!” her mother said as she
emerged from her walk-in closet, wearing only a black
silk robe.
“What, do you have a hot date or something?” Bethany
asked enthusiastically.
“Yes, actually.” Her mother pushed past her and into
the bathroom. When she came back out, she held a necklace in her hands. “Could you please?” she said to Bethany, unhooking the