AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“We’ve been worried about you,” Mrs. Barnett added. “We’ve seen you walking to the clinic from town every morning, and you’re boarding Buster with us... Is everything all right?”
“Um... yes...,” I managed.
“But where are you living?” Mr. Barnett asked. “Not with your father, I gather. Are you sure you’re okay?”
It was going to be hard to explain it without bawling, but I cleared my throat and summoned my bravest voice. “Well, Pop and Donna thought it was high time I moved out on my own—and they’re right, of course. I’m a grown woman, after all. I’ve been looking for a place that will let me keep Buster, but I haven’t had any luck yet. I’m boarding at Mrs. Jenkins’s guesthouse in the meantime.”
The Barnetts looked at each other across the front seat. Then Mrs. Barnett turned around to face me. “You should have said something, Peggy. We would love it if you and Buster stayed with us. Gordon and I just rattle around in that great big house, and I know you would be good company for us.”
I couldn’t face her. I looked out at the distant mountains instead. “Pop is always telling me I shouldn’t bother you. He says I’m being a pest for spending so much time over at your house.”
“Oh, Peggy,” she laughed. “What a silly thing to worry about. We have plenty of empty bedrooms upstairs, and you are more than welcome to use one of them.”
