Girl With The Broken Wings
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chimneyes can be dangerous. just imagine:
it's a dark night and you're flying low, barely skimming the rooftop. the wind is gusting and throwing you off course, and the rain is getting in your eyes so you can hardly see where you're going. and then, just as you're coming in to land, there's a sudden gust of wind and -- WHAM!
The twins were in the bed when it happened.
they heard a sound like a wet cabbage hitting a wall, then a clatter on roof tiles then nothing but the wind wuthering around the eaves once more.
amanda, who slept behind a curtain on the other side of attic, switched on her bedside light, and they lay very still, listening. rap rap! came a knock on the skylight.
he climbed out of bed and stood under the window, and there he saw starlet face.
together , the twin dragged the big red chair across from the corner, and james stood on it to reach the latch.
yelled the girl in a muffled voice .
james opend the window and a gust of rain blew into the room.
a moment later she was standing before them,dripping on the carpet.
the twins suddenly noticed and get socked
is hanging from the shoulders and reaching nearly to her feet was a pair of long white wings.
moaned the girl, clutching her left shoulder.
Hillary
"i think I've broken my wings. "
james and amanda helped the girl with the btmroken wing to the sofa, where she sat down carefully.
Hillary
"I'll have to lie on my front,"
so amanda brought a pillow and the girl lay down ,with her long white wings folded neatly along her back.tip of the wings lay on her calves and the downy feathers at her shoulders were sticky with rain. Amanda reached out her hand and stroked one of the wings gently. it felt firm and springy, like stroking a swan.
amanda
"what's your name?"
the girl with the broken wings yawned.
amanda
"and this is my brother, james."
Hillary
"Nice to meet you, "
snuggling deeper into pillow.
James
"what were you doing on our roof?"
Hillary mumbled something that neither of them could quite make out, then closed her eyes.
but there was no reply . Hillary's breathing had settled into the regular ,easy rhythm of sleep.
amanda
"we can ask her agian in the morning. "
then,just as the were about to turn away, Hillary opened her eyes and spoke again-quite clearly this time.
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