For a second, nobody moved.
Then she lifted her foot.
“Oh! I didn’t see it!”
I stared at the torn lace.
My eyes filled before I could stop them.
I stared at the torn lace.
A split ran through the train nearly to the bustle.
“Andrea.”
Nathan reached for me.
Isabella looked at the damage.
Then she sighed.
“Well, I did warn you that train was too long.”
A split ran through the train nearly to the bustle.
Nathan looked at his mother.
Then at the tear.
“Mom.”
“What?”
His voice had gone very quiet.
“You warned her?”
