Chapter Nine

Alison was both nervous and excited as she finished her breakfast cereal.  She and Vanessa rose early so that they would have time to explore the house and still take a late afternoon nap to assure they were fresh for their date with Martin at the county fair.  Both girls loved fun events such as fairs and carnivals.  Even though they hadn’t actually agreed to go, they knew they wouldn’t have turned down the offer.

“Are you ready?” Vanessa asked as she entered the kitchen.  “I’m so excited about exploring this place. I hope we can manage it all before I have to leave.”

“It isn’t that big,” Alison said.

Her friend looked at her and grinned, “It beats the heck out of our tiny two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta.”

Alison smiled.  Anything would be larger than their little five-hundred square foot apartment that was divided into such small rooms that they were lucky