All the King's Horses
“At first, I thought Colin was waiting until we left Grandfather and Grandmother Madison’s, but he didn’t say anything after we got home, either, so finally I just let it go. Not talking about it made a space between us, but there was a lot else going on, and it was easy to think we could patch things up when there was time. At least, that’s what I thought, and I was pretty sure Colin was thinking the same thing.
Anyway, we got home. And Grandpa didn’t recognize us. For a while, I didn’t think m...uch of it, because nobody else recognized me, either. Mom did this amazing double-take when she first saw me, and it was days before she stopped staring whenever I came into the room. As for school, the first time I got on the bus, everyone whistled, and at recess, all the girls clustered around, asking about the cut and the contacts and the sweater. But pretty soon, they saw I hadn’t really changed, so they went back to ignoring me, and things were just like they’d been – except Grandpa never did quite figure out who Colin and I were.MoreLess
Anyway, we got home. And Grandpa didn’t recognize us. For a while, I didn’t think m...uch of it, because nobody else recognized me, either. Mom did this amazing double-take when she first saw me, and it was days before she stopped staring whenever I came into the room. As for school, the first time I got on the bus, everyone whistled, and at recess, all the girls clustered around, asking about the cut and the contacts and the sweater. But pretty soon, they saw I hadn’t really changed, so they went back to ignoring me, and things were just like they’d been – except Grandpa never did quite figure out who Colin and I were.MoreLess
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