Red Socks and Yellow Socks - barren.k12.ky.us

Dad laughed and said, ‘Not on your life. We’re the lucky sort. Touch wood.’ And he tapped himself on the head, for wood. It was one of his silly jokes. *** That was over a year ago. Then things started to change. Dad didn’t do jokes any more, he went all bad tempered and worried. And Mum got kind of touchy. ................
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