- 5.
When Mark and his entourage returned, they
seemed to have changed their strategy.
They started acting sweet.
“Honey, you’re right; I shouldn’t have brought
Amy without talking to you.”
“If you’re mad, take it out on me!”
“The kid’s innocent.”
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“Just don’t judge her too harshly; she’s been
through enough.”
I stay silent as Mark’s greed leaks out.
“Amy has an entrance exam coming up.‘
“She didn’t get good education at the orphanage.”
“She is struggling, but she is intelligent.”
“Can you maybe pull some strings and get
her into Sarah’s school?”
Mark’s mom stares at me, grinning.
Join the bookshelf
“Yeah, you’re friends with the principal,
right?”
“Can you get Amy in?”
I smirk.
“I can do that.”
Mark and his mom beamed.
“Great!”
And I meant what I said, so I called the
principal.
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And I meant what I said, so I called the
principal.
“I have a relative who wants to come to your
school.”
“Can we arrange that?”
He eagerly agreed.
“Sure, anyone related to Lisa is welcome.”
I chuckled.
“No, she’s a distant relative, you know, the
kind who are rude.”
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I chuckled.
“No, she’s a distant relative, you know, the
kind who are rude.”
