Tuesday
It was Tuesday afternoon. Alina and I were over at Margo's house and out of the snow.
"Hi girls," Ginger, Margo's mom said when she saw us.
"Hi Ginger," I said.
"Hi Lucy how are you?"
"Ok. Cold."
"Yeah it's really comin down out there. Do you think school will be closed tomorrow?"
"I hope so."
Ginger smiled.
"How's the family?"
"Ok. Simon and Aunt Julie are still drinking though."
"Oh."
"Matt and Elizabeth are expecting another child."
"Oh. How's Leah?" she asked.
"Ok."
Leah, 2, was Elizabeth's daughter.
"This means Ron will be stuck at work yet again," ginger said.
Ron was her husband and Margo's dad.
"Help yourself to some fudge cookies that I just made, fresh out of the oven. Margo won't be home for awhile."
"Ok. We're looking for Vanessa, actually," Alina said.
"Oh. She's up in her room."
"Ok. My mom knows I'm here."
"Ok Lucy."
"Let me know if you need any help with dinner."
"Oh that is so nice of you Lucy."
"Well I'm always helping out at home."
"Yes when Ruthie's here she helps out with dinner as well."
Alina and I walked into the kitchen and took the plate of cookies upstairs where we knocked on Vanessa's bedroom door. "Yeah?" she asked.
"It's Alina," Alina said.
"And Lucy. We have cookies," I said.
"Oh ok come on in it's unlocked. I hope you don't mind incense."
"We don't."
We came in with the cookies. Morgan was in Vanessa's room. She and Vanessa were sitting on Vanessa's bed. I put the plate of cookies on the floor and Alina and I took off our messenger bags and set them on the floor as well. We each picked up a cookie from the plate and started eating it.
"Hey Morgan," Alina said.
"Hey alina hey Lucy."
"Hey," I said.
The smell of incense floated through the air. Vanessa didn't have any music playing. Her computer was on.
"I've got it open to GoodSearch," she told us.
She went and sat in front of her computer while I sat in her white window seat. Alina sat on the bed with Morgan. Vanessa typed something in the search box.