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Show Hannah Mae and the Mona Lisa 106 Colby let out the longest sigh. "Doctor said I could tend to the market as soon as I felt like it, and I'll be feeling like it no later than Saturday." He set his jaw. I didn't promise anything. On Friday, when Mom dropped me off at the market, she asked when Colby was going to start working again. I told her I wasn't sure. I wanted to give him time. Mom said, "It seems to me»/Colby isn't the one looking for time." That's all she said, but it was enough. Dad had said about the same thing. He had said, "That boy will let you mother him for a year if makes you feel better, but it's not right to make Colby pay for your own penance." His words cut deep. I thought about what Mom and Dad had said, and I knew they were right. The reason I didn't want Colby at the market was because I couldn't face seeing him there all broken up. Colby wasn't the one that needed to mend. I was. |