"Angels- 02 - The Trouble With Angels" - читать интересную книгу автора (Macomber Debbie)

УKaren, put it down, or youТll hurt yourself,Ф Maureen insisted as she absently sorted through the mail. She paused when she saw the bill for her attorney, cringed, then tossed the mail on the counter without opening any of it. УHow was your night with Grandma and Grandpa?Ф

УFine.Ф

УWhat did you have for dinner?Ф

Karen brightened a bit. УSwedish meatballs. My favorite.Ф

УGrandmaТs going to spoil you,Ф Maureen warned, grateful to her parents for keeping Karen for her when she traveled.

Karen laughed. УWith apple strudel for dessert, and I ate three whole pieces.Ф

Maureen gasped. УYouТll get fat.Ф

УI wonТt because I ran it off on GrandpaТs treadmill. I can go faster than he can.Ф

УYes, but then you havenТt had two open-heart surgeries, either.Ф

УIf youТre worried about me not getting enough exercise, I have a solution.Ф

Maureen knew from the sound of her daughterТs voice that she wasnТt going to like this. УOh, whatТs that?Ф

УI could always take up horseback riding.Ф

УKaren,Ф Maureen groaned. It seemed her daughter brought the subject into every conversation. УWeТve been through this a hundred times. We canТt afford a horse.Ф

УThatТs where youТre wrong.Ф It was as though Karen had been waiting impatiently for this very argument. She disappeared into her bedroom and returned breathless a moment later. УThis is the address I got from the library. Did you know you can get a horse free from the United States government?Ф

УKarenЧФ

УMom, itТs true. All you need to do is read this brochure. I wrote away to Utah for all the information. It should come any day now, but I had the lady at the library make me a copy of this pamphlet so youТd see I wasnТt making this all up.Ф

УHoney, think this through. Where would we possibly put a horse?Ф

УIn a stable,Ф Karen answered as if that much were obvious, or should have been.

УWhere in the name of heaven would we find a stable?Ф

Karen elevated her hands until they were level with her shoulders. УDonТt sweat the small stuff, Mom.Ф

УThe small stuff? I can barely feed the two of us on what I make. In addition to everything else, I canТt afford to feed a horse.Ф

УBut IТd find a job, Mom. IТd do anything I could to earn money. I bet even Dad would be willing to help pay for my horse.Ф

MaureenТs face hardened at the mention of Brain. УNo,Ф she said sternly. УI wonТt allow you to bring your father into this. As for getting extra money from him, sweetheart, youТre a dreamer. IТve had to fight for every penny heТs ever given us. He forgot about you the minute he walked out that door.Ф

УThatТs not true.Ф

УI donТt want to argue with you about your father, Karen. If anyone should know how worthless that man is, itТs me. Now enough about this stupid horse. IТm tired, and I donТt want to argue.Ф