The next morning Sherman and I got up for school. Mrs. Prance was downstairs in the kitchen drinking coffee.
“Get yourselves a bowl of cereal,before you go to school, she said
We both ate a bowl of cereal,and then darted out the door for school. On the walk to school,Sherman was telling me about Mrs. Prance. “She can be really nice,but when she gets a call from her husband,she can be mean. She told me,he is living somewhere else,with another woman. She also told me,she had a daughter,but she was murdered.”
“Did they get the person that murdered her?”
“When I asked her,she told me to get upstairs,and play with my toys.”
“Sometimes she scares me,but I don’t know why. said Sherman
“Don’t worry Sherman,I’m here now,I’ll keep you safe.
When we both arrived at school,I had to go into the main office. The woman in there asked me my name. When I told her,she said you are already set up for class. Your going to be in the same class as your brother Sherman. Your teachers name is Miss. Hess.
The woman from the office,knocked on a door of a classroom
A woman came out,and said,”Patty, did you bring me another nice student?”
“Yes I did, Miss Hess,this is Shelly Thomas. You already have her brother Sherman in your class. She’ll be with us for a few months.”
After Terry went back to her office. Miss.Hess introduced me to her class,as Shelly Thomas. She is Sherman’s twin, and she’ll be with us for a few month’s.
When school was out,Sherman and I walked back home.We both talked about school,and wondering, what mood Mrs. Prance was in.
Diner was already on the table when we arrived.
“How was your new school day,Shelly?”
“It was nice, I met a lot of Sherman’s friends,and his teacher,Mrs.Hess”
She sat at the table,and talked to us while we were eating. “If you both have homework,you can go upstairs and do it,after you both eat.”
“Okay we said.”
After we ate,and did our homework. Mrs. Prance said,”You both can go outside in the yard and get some air if you want.”
Sherman’s eyes lite up. He said to Shelly,”That is the first time she ever said that,she must be in a good mood.”
“That’s fine with me Sherman, let’s go out and sit on the bench under the tree.”
About an hour after we were sitting in the back yard chatting together. We came back into the house.
Mrs.Prance had just hung up the phone. She had a stern look on her face. “Why were you both out their so long? Get ready for bed,and I don’t want to hear any chatter,coming from upstairs. Shelly don’t even think of running up them steps.”
“I won’t Mrs. Prance,good night.”
Sherman said,good night,Mrs. Prance.
"Jeannies Short Stories" 