Chapter 9 – Shirley’s Piano
Chapter 9 – Shirley’s Piano“That was a wild rainstorm we had yesterday. Were you scared, Shirley?”
“No, Katie. Not until Mom lit the kerosene lamp, and our faces looked like monsters.”
“I know what you mean. When the lights went out and Mama lit ours, we all looked scary. First it was funny, but when the oak tree crashed to the ground, nothing was funny anymore. It was a miracle it didn’t fall on our house. Show me your new piano.”
“It’s not new. It’s an old upright Pap bought at the auction in Pickford. He’s always buying something. Once he bought a fancy wristwatch for Mom, but she never wore it so he gave it away. Another time he bought a stack of 78 rpm records for our Victrola and a box full of sheet music. C’mon. The piano’s in the front room.”
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