Chapter 10
"Margaret Johnson," said Elaine nudging Katie, "I wasn't just seeing things, this does look like my mother. M.J. stands for Margaret Johnson!" she exclaimed.
Katie sat silent for a minute and then looked in Elaine's scared eyes and said, "Do you think she sent it?" Katie did not need to refer to who she was talking about, Elaine understood.
*
That night, when Aunt Judy came home with the cake, Elaine hugged her and decided to wait before she told her aunt everything that had happed to her that day. Elaine sat and thought as she licked the icing off her spoon. Some birthday! , she thought, My life is ruined. What am I going to do?
Aunt Judy walked in and sat next to her. "What's wrong, sweetie?", she asked Elaine.
"You don't want to know, my birthday's ruined." Elaine replied.
"What's wrong? Tell me honey." Aunt Judy said putting her arm around Elaine.
Elaine took a deep breath and told her story to her aunt, who listened silently. "I think. I think my mom's alive." Elaine whispered.
"WHAT?!" said her aunt angrily, standing up, as her plate fell with a crash onto the floor and broke into pieces.
"Margaret Johnson," said Elaine nudging Katie, "I wasn't just seeing things, this does look like my mother. M.J. stands for Margaret Johnson!" she exclaimed.
Katie sat silent for a minute and then looked in Elaine's scared eyes and said, "Do you think she sent it?" Katie did not need to refer to who she was talking about, Elaine understood.
*
That night, when Aunt Judy came home with the cake, Elaine hugged her and decided to wait before she told her aunt everything that had happed to her that day. Elaine sat and thought as she licked the icing off her spoon. Some birthday! , she thought, My life is ruined. What am I going to do?
Aunt Judy walked in and sat next to her. "What's wrong, sweetie?", she asked Elaine.
"You don't want to know, my birthday's ruined." Elaine replied.
"What's wrong? Tell me honey." Aunt Judy said putting her arm around Elaine.
Elaine took a deep breath and told her story to her aunt, who listened silently. "I think. I think my mom's alive." Elaine whispered.
"WHAT?!" said her aunt angrily, standing up, as her plate fell with a crash onto the floor and broke into pieces.