By Kathy Hogan Trocheck
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The star is a big purple dinosaur who sings and dances,” I said. “Kids love it. ” “Maybe we’ll watch Barney after we go to the store,” Edna told Maura. “We’re having a party tonight! A Christmas party. And you get to help make the cookies. ” Maura’s face brightened immediately. ” “Groceries,” Edna said. ” I coughed tactfully. “Uh, Ma. You can’t take Maura to the store. ” Edna frowned. “I’ve got seat belts in my car. I’ll strap MIDNIGHT CLEAR 29 her in good and tight. She doesn’t need a special seat.
I heard another click on my end of the line before I hung up. Edna came in from the other room. She’d been listening in. “Lying little troublemaker,” she said. We 40 KATHY HOGAN TROCHECK both looked at Maura, who was still playing with her M&M’s. There was a dark stain on the front of the corduroy overalls, but Maura hadn’t seemed to notice. “Your turn,” I told my mother, scooping Maura up in my arms and handing her over to Edna. “In a minute,” she said. “You told her Brian has a lawyer. An old family friend.
Ignore her? It sounds like we’re torturing cats in here,” I said. Edna grabbed my hand and pulled. “Come on in the dining room. We’ll put out the plates and napkins and silverware. ” Maura had stamina, I’ll say that for her. She continued to howl for nearly an hour. Her lungs must have been ready to burst. Then she wandered into the dining room, where she stood in the doorway, sniffled, and sucked her thumb while twining a lock of hair around her finger. “No, no,” she cried, every time one of us glanced her way.