Page 5 of Wildwood Wishes


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When she walked by, she didn’t even see me. Smiling to myself, I rocked a little on my heels and watched until she’d walked back down again, passing so close to me that I could smell her shampoo.

She was so pretty with her freckles, and she always smiled at me when she saw me in town, not even afraid.

I couldn’t decide how I felt about that. She should be afraid of so many things.

Chat

Dysfunction Junction

Wade

Hypothetically. If someone said something that came out wrong. Is there a protocol?

Kipp

What did you do?

Wade

Hypothetically.

East

Wade. What did you do?

Wade

I may have said something to the woman from book club.

Chloe

The one who winks at you?

Wade

That one.

Phiny

What did you say?

Wade

I said her jacket was very orange.

Chloe

Wade.

Wade

It is a very orange jacket.

Kipp

Is the jacket bad?

Wade