April Shadows (Shadows 1) - Page 52

went out to the kitchen and began to prepare

breakfast. Mama was up before Brenda and Celia and

was surprised at how I had set the table, made the

coffee, squeezed fresh orange juice and grapefruit

juice, and gotten the eggs ready to cook.

"Isn't this nicer she said. "Thank you, dear." I told her to go relax in the dining room and let

me do it all. She put up some resistance until Celia

and Brenda appeared, and then she agreed. The three

of them sat chatting and laughing while I worked up

the eggs, made the toast, and brought in the juice and

coffee.

I tried to avoid looking at Celia, because every

time I did. I thought I saw her smug, la-low-it-all

smile. Everything she had predicted about me came

true in her eyes. Brenda was obviously watching

every move I made to be sure I treated Celia like some

sort of royalty out of appreciation. Everyone

complimented me on the eggs. and I finally sat and

had one egg with a glass of juice and some black

coffee. I ate sparingly just to please Brenda. Mama

kept urging me to have something more. I told her I

had nibbled on a bagel in the kitchen. I hadn't. but I

could see Brenda believed I had.

Afterward. Mama surprised me by agreeing to

go for a walk with Brenda and Celia. The rain had

stopped, and now it was a crisp, sunny, late-fall day,

the kind of day Brenda loved to greet with a five-mile

run. I remained behind to clean up. I was supposed to

join them, but by the time I had everything done. I

heard them coming back, Apparently. Mama had

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