Is it true?” Heather asked the following morning as sherry walked out of church. Did you nearly get my dad arrested?”
Sherry closed her eyes wearily. Did Cody tell you that?”
No.” Heather’s eyes were huge and round. I heard Mrs. Ellie’s telling Mrs. James about it. They said Dad was standing under your bedroom window singing and playing the guitar. I don’t even know Dad could pay the guitar.”
“He can’t . I think you should ask your father about what happened last night, sherry suggested, unwilling to comment further. She couldn’t. Cody would find some way of blaming her.
“He didn’t come to church this morning. He had slim dive me into town because he said his head hurt.”
Served him right, thought sherry.
“School starts tomorrow,” Heather announced. “Do you want to know what I’m going
