Mom's big brown eyes were wide open with astonishment as she gaped at me in shock.Mom's big brown eyes were wide open with astonishment as she gaped at me in shock. I stammered around awhile and finally came out with, "They must have gotten into my pillowcase in the wash." I guess I made a really funny-looking sight as I tried to figure my way out of the dilemma, because all at once, Mom started to laugh. "Give it up," she said. "You can't lie your way out of this. Get ready for school, and we'll discuss this later." Then she went out. I avoided looking at her at the breakfast table with my older sister there, and I ran out of the house as fast as I could, but I could see that Mom was actually amused at my embarrassment. That evening, Dad went out to a meeting, and my sister had a date. I decided I had better go out somewhere, too, but Mom said that we had something to discuss privately. |