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bench," she said when we had reached the first
one along the pathway. She folded her hands in
her lap and waited until I sat. Then she smiled.4
"You float, Janet. Do you realize that? You glidd
almost as if you're walking on a cloud of air|
That's instinctive. Grace is something you're efe|
BUTTERFLY
"When?" I said, recalling what Mrs. McGuire
had told me.
"Oh, on and off for a little more than two
weeks. Sanford and I came here at different times
of the day. Usually we sat in our car and watched
you and your unfortunate brothers and sisters at
play. I even saw you at your school," she ad
mitted.
My mouth widened with surprise. They had
followed me to school? She laughed.
"When I first set eyes on you, I knew I had to
have you. I knew you were the one, Janet. You
remind me so much of myself when I was your
age."
"I do?"
"Yes, and when Sanford and I went home, I
would think about you and dream about you, and
actually see you gliding down our staircase and
through our home. I could even hear the music,"
she said, with a faraway look in her eyes.
"What music?" I asked, starting to think that
Mrs. Delorice might be a little more than just
bossy.
"Music you'll dance to, Janet. Oh," she said,
leaning forward to reach for my hand, "there is so
much to tell you and sp much to do. I can't wait to
start. That's why I wanted Sanford to cut right
through all that silly bureaucratic paperwork and
take us both home. Home," she repeated, her
smile softening even more. "I suppose that's a
foreign word to you, isn't it? You've never had a
home. I know all about you," she added.
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V. C. ANDREWS
"What do you know?" I asked. Maybe she la- something about my real mommy and daddy.
"I know you were an orphan shortly after y
birth and ever since. I know some very stu
people came to find children to adopt and pas
you by. That's their loss and my gain,"
followed with a thin, high-pitched laugh.
"What did you mean when you said muss
would dance to?" I asked;
She released my hand and sat back. Fo