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Show Inside Out, 79 Chapter 18: Terra When the doorbell rang, Terra was standing at the sink eating spaghetti out of a can. She hadn't seen Dad yet today, but the TV was on in his room so she knew he was home. Probably he hadn't even heard the doorbell. It was Brother Johnson and Brother Angus. The home teachers. Every family in the congregation was assigned two men to visit them monthly and check up on them. "Ah, Terra!" Brother Angus said. He was big and red and always laughing. When she was little, Terra had thought he reminded her of Santa Claus. Later she had found out that he actually was Santa Claus, at least at the church Christmas party every year. Brother Johnson was tall and skinny and had tight lips. He never said much of anything. She wondered how he and Sister Johnson, always so warm, had ever gotten together. "Well, can we come in?" Brother Angus asked. "I guess," said Terra, stepping back so they could pass. They stood awkwardly in the center of the room. Atticus came in from the kitchen to see what was going on. He walked over to Brother Johnson and tried to climb up his pant leg. Brother Johnson grimaced and shook his leg a little. "We were hoping we could visit with you and your parents for a few minutes," Brother Angus said. Brother Johnson reached down and picked Atticus off his pants and set him down nearby. Atticus simply made his way back to Brother Johnson's shoe. "My mom is shopping," Terra said. |