EMILY HAMPSTEAD AND HER ROOMMATE, Cindy Matthews, gathered their books and stood. The noise level in the amphitheater-shaped auditorium rose as the students called out to each other for lunch appointments, hugged farewell for the Christmas break, and wished each other good luck on final exams. Continue reading
KATHERINE HAMPSTEAD WAS WAITING OUTSIDE school when Emily came out pushing her bicycle. Though the air was cold, the sun had shone for five days, warming the streets and railroad tracks. Mother and daughter were bundled for the cold air. Emily snapped her book-bag pannier to her bicycle rack. Continue reading
KATHERINE MILLBANK picked up a bean bag paperweight from the desk and tossed it gently at the sleeping form across the room.
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