CHAPTER EIGHTEEN After Lindy washed the clothes, Gabe helped her hang them on the line to dry. Then he settled down with the audio version of his literature assignment, but Andy’s sweet voice dominated the session. He must have dozed off for a time, because a sudden thump, thump, thump on his door sent him leaping into the air. “What? What?” “Hey!” a voice yelled at him. “You ready? Answer me.” He leaped out of the desk chair, spun in circles, and saw no one. He shook his head to wake up and when his mind cleared a bit, he realized Lindy had said something through the door. He blinked. “What’d you say? Ready? For what?” “The park,” she said with what sounded like a sigh, as if he should read her mind. “Elena’s here. We plan to work on our tennis and teach you how to play, also. Part of

