“I hope it makes younger readers want to spark up conversations with the older people in their lives; ask them questions, hear their stories.'
Suddenly, the door to her room flung open. This time, Tanner did scream. A hulking shadow stood in the dark doorway, and Tanner flattened herself against the headboard, hoping it would swallow her whole. Then lightning flashed, throwing a split second spotlight on the intruder, followed by an even louder explosion of thunder.“Get up, girlie,” the woman said, gruffly, step-thumping into the room and flipping the overhead light on. Tanner squinted against the blinding brightness.
Mrs. Wilt hobbled over to the closet and pulled Tanner’s suitcase out of it with one hand. “You have five minutes to pack.”Mrs. Wilt turned toward Tanner and looked her dead in the eyes, where Tanner found nothing but raw determination. “Yes. You do. You’re my driver.” Mrs. Wilt narrowed her eyes at Tanner and her nostrils flared, but when she spoke again her voice was calm, steady. “I’ll pay you.”Tanner laughed, and then stopped when she saw Mrs. Wilt’s face. “Are you serious?”Tanner paused, considering, and then countered: “Ten thousand, six hundred and ninety dollars.”
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