Chapter 12 Mandy carefully aligned the second newspaper clipping in its frame, eyeing it from the front before she turned it over to fit the backing into place. She’d bought the frames weeks ago—one red and one green. She’d kept them quietly stashed away so Mrs. Swanson wouldn’t bring them up. October was half over, but Mrs. Swanson had given her until the beginning of November. Now Mandy stashed them one more time, far back on the shelf under the counter. Putting the clippings in their frames was one more step. The last step would be to hang them. After she talked to Jake. He’d be back tonight. The thought set a jumble of emotions tumbling through her like clothes in a dryer. Excitement. Apprehension. Uncertainty. On the phone, he’d given her updates on his progress, frustrations and setbacks at the Scranton office. She’d filled him in on the craft classes and the cold nights they’d been having up here lately. Now they’d been apart almost as long as they’d been together, and she wondered if they’d have to get to know each other all over again.
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