Lockets and Baseball Gloves, Part 2

When we last left our heroine, Elizabeth, her brother was asking if she knew why his glove was out in the rain.

"Do you know why it was out in the rain?"
    Elizabeth turned red, "Wh-Why, do you think I did it?" She hid her face in her book.
    "Well, I was just asking," he replied. "I didn't think you would leave it out." He turned to his younger brother, "Harry, do you know?"
    "No, but I'm terribly sorry it's ruined."
    "I don't know," called Susan from the kitchen, "Maybe you should ask Helen."
    "Helen didn't do it," replied Harry, her twin.
    "Well," John sighed, "maybe it was just an accident."
    You need to tell him, the quiet voice commanded, You've felt miserable all day.
    If you tell him, whispered the tempter, He'll be really mad at you, and you'll have to pay for it.
    You'll feel much better if you do, replied her conscience.
    Thus the battle went inside of Elizabeth. She knew her conscience was right; she felt terrible.
    That night, Elizabeth was in her room reading-or trying to read-her book. All of a sudden she thought, Where's my locket? It's always around my neck. Maybe the clasp broke on the chain, and it fell off?
    She ran out of the room, "Has anyone seen my locket?" she called. She asked Harry and Helen, Susan, and Mother and Dad.
    Then she went into John's room. He was looking at his glove when something fell out of it.
    John picked it up.
    "My locket!" Elizabeth gasped. "It must've fallen in the glove when..." she stopped short.
    "Here," said John, handing it to her, "I wonder how it got there?"
    Elizabeth burst into tears, "It-It's my fault. I was upset that you ripped my special apron, so I-I-I tore your new glove and left it out in the rain. My locket must've fallen off my neck when I was messing with it," Elizabeth sobbed, "I-I'm sorry, do you forgive me?"
    "Yes," replied John, "I'm sorry I ripped your apron, I didn't mean to."
    Elizabeth felt like an enormous load was lifted off her shoulders. She felt free!!!!!
    "I forgive you," she replied.


                                                                      The End


I should be back later this month or the next to tell you another story. I'll give you a teaser...

Susan's Art Project
Susan has been assigned an art project for school and she is terribly excited about it. But is anything safe from the ever-prying hands of Helen and Harry??