I was in absolute shock as we walked out of the building. And that feeling was only compounded when, once we'd cleared the library door, Maddie started laughing!
I stared at my step-mother in shock! My dad would have killed me by now if I'd humiliated him the way I'd just done to her. Well, maybe not killed me, but definitely I would be feeling the effects of his displeasure for weeks to come (aka "Kylee is grounded for a month" though he would never say that.)
Maddie laughed for a full minute then, when she realized I wasn't sharing in her enjoyment of the situation, bowed her head in emberassment and continued to giggle.
When I finally snapped out of my shocked stuppor I took a breath and
Maddie laughed for a full minute then, when she realized I wasn't sharing in her enjoyment of the situation, bowed her head in emberassment and continued to giggle.
When I finally snapped out of my shocked stuppor I took a breath and