A Life Lived in Hundreds

by Botched Lobotomy

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‘Cmere,’ said Pearly, breathlessly, ‘cmon,’ and they were off, leaving Pa and all his shouting red behind. Smith felt a little sorry for the broken wheel, but still she didn’t think that they deserved the row for it. ‘It isn’t fair,’ she said, when they were tired out. ‘No,’ said Pearly, quiet-like, ‘It ain’t,’ and Smith said that they should stay out here a while longer. ‘Alright,’ said Pearly, since they were getting trouble later anyway, so they played beneath the trees till Ma came and called them back, and Pearly took her hoof and smiled and said ‘Race you!’

Comments

[Bicyclette]

aww, and the bond between her and Pearly forming! what an adorable moment of solidarity in being in trouble together. the "all his shouting red behind" tells us all the description we need about Pa for this chapter in just five words, too