“Redley! My gosh, not him! He’s so old though!” Christy wrinkled her nose in disgust. I sighed and plucked a brightly colored flower from the lush grass that prickled my legs.
“I know, but what else is there for me? He turned down Robin. . .” I drifted off, my heart aching at the thought of my first, and only love. My fingers twirled the stem of the flower.
“Oh life is so terribly unfair,” My friend brushed a curly golden lock out of her eyes. I nodded in agreement. The ring in my pocket pulsed like a bright scarlet flame.
“Evelyn! Evelyn!,” I imediately stood. I managed to wave a last good-bye as I scrambled to bench beside a white rose bush. Karmendy stood, her eyes narrowed. “Come along dear, tea will be served at the Benton’s this afternoon.”
Ugh, the Twitchy Eyed twins, those two with their straight blond hair and bright blue eyes. They always seemed to be hiding something.
“Yes Karmedy, let me freshen up first,” Then I lifted the hem of my skirts and headed for the house.