Kate

Her handsome family home stood upright and unforgiving.  Kate had worried throughout the night that she would find her mother waiting angrily at the door when she arrived home.  She would know what Kate had done and be ready to tear into her, but the house was empty when she returned.  She heard the shower running and decided to take her chances while she could.

She ran upstairs, skipping every other step.  Sybille would have confided in her diary if she’d told on Kate.  She found the book quickly and her heart thudded when she noticed how many more pages were written.  She scanned the pages while her heart slowed.  Sybille had not told on Kate.  At least not yet.  Kate stashed the book carefully back where she found it and heard the sho...

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