12/6/2020 2 Comments Walk two moons epilogue part twoPart Two
When I had finally calmed down, Phoebe said again “ Becca, of all the people, Becca. “ Turns out, Becca had left the state a few weeks before my arrival. Her parents forced her to attend an all girls boarding school. When I asked Phoebe why nobody ever talked about her, instead of responding she thought about it for a few seconds then changed the subject. I asked her where Ben was and she chewed her lip. I asked her what was wrong and of course being Phoebe she burst into tears and rambled on about kidnappers. I must have looked shocked because Mr. Birkway, at dinner, couldn't stop staring at me! When the phone rang in the middle of dinner, I went to pick it up. Although I was a room away I could still hear Gramps asking Phoebe millions of questions. Each response, he would quickly scribble down in a notepad. Phoebe seemed pleased with herself. When I picked up the phone, I heard Ben’s voice saying “ Hello? “. I suddenly felt a huge wave of relief. I knew that Phoebe had been overreacting about a kidnapper but when it was the only thing I knew, it was hard to ignore. Ben asked who it was and although I was excited to hear from him I replied and said it was Mr. Hiddle, in a gruff voice. He waited a bit and then said “ Sal, I only have a moment, I had an emergency but I am coming tomorrow afternoon. “ I waited for a moment until I heard that he had hung up. When I got back to the dinner table Gramps was talking about Gloria. Once I took my place and sat down, Phoebe asked me who had called and I said that Ben had. Phoebe looked at my face and left the subject alone. That night when we went to bed I stayed up to read the valentine Ben had sent me.
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