Unspoken Wounds

The past gushed out as soon as Mabel started to think about it.

Mabel sighed and said with a smile, "I have a bad temper. Don't be naughty."

Rowan and Valerie looked at each other and smiled together.

They thought, 'Mrs. Higgins is so nice. She won't get mad at us.'

*****

Mabel stood by the car and fixed Rowan's clothes through the window. "Valerie, you'll be back for dinner, right?"

Valerie said,