Saturday Snippet: I Might Have Laughed

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Saturday Snippet: I Might Have Laughed

Today's Saturday Snippet is taken from

Mail-Order Barber

Mail-Order Husbands-Hopeful Husbands, Book 29

by Zina Abbott

Now, that loft would become useful foranother purpose. Assuming she and Mr. Delaney could find a barber willing toagree to their terms, he could use the loft as his sleeping quarters and aplace to store his clothing and personal belongings. The potbelly stove on themain floor Edward used for heating could also provide hot water for washing andperhaps morning coffee. Other than offering for him to take his meals in thehouse with her and Tobias, Rowena could enjoy the privacy of her own home.

“Mama! Mama! Wait up!”

Upon hearing Tobias’s voice behindher, Rowena turned around. “Tobias! Why are you home for lunch so early?” Fistsagainst each side of her waist, she leaned slightly forward. “Did somethinghappen at school?” Please say you did notget into trouble with the teacher.

“No. Mrs. Chamberlain let us out earlyfor lunch, Mama.” Tobias shrugged. She said the way we were all behaving, sheneeded to take a breath. Something about spring fever, but I think it was mostlyMick O’Malley mouthing off after Andy teased him about having trouble with hisreading out loud. Mick threatened Andy, said he’d catch him later and make himpay. That’s when Mrs. Chamberlain said she felt a case of the vapors coming onand told everyone but Mick and Andy to leave early for lunch.”

“I see. To be clear, you weren’tsaying anything rude to Mick, were you?” Dropping her hands to her sides as shestraightened, Rowena pressed her chin against her neck and gave her son a pointedlook.

“No. Well…” Tobias lowered his gaze tothe ground and scuffed the dirt at the side of the road with the toe of hisshoe. “I might have laughed. But I didn’t say anything bad to Mick. He’s twiceas big as I am, so I don’t want him to beat me up. He’s too big to be inschool, anyway.” Screwing his face into a scowl, Tobias huffed. “That’s whatAndy says. Mick already turned fourteen back in January.”

“If he was still thirteen when hestarted eighth grade, then it does not matter when he turned fourteen. He needsto finish the school year. You will turn ten on July fifteenth, so you will be almostfourteen when you leave eighth grade.” Gently raking her fingertips through hishair, Rowena softened her tone. Smiling, she watched her son’s gaze shift sideto side while he considered her words.

“Oh. I didn’t think of that.” Tobiaswrinkled his brow and shifted his pressed-shut lips from side to side. “All Iknow is, Mick keeps saying he sees no reason to graduate from eighth grade. Heplans to start working as a miner, just like his pa. He doesn’t need anyschooling for that.”

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