Arthur nods and keeps Bethany's secret
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 48
by
copier
· original author:
jurto2
Arthur sat down at the table. He nodded slowly, looking down. He may have dirt on his sister, but she also had some on him... A stalemate. He knew that if he dropped this secret on their dad that Bethany would probably drop the whole theft-of-the-shrink-ray thing on him as well. It certainly wasn't on the same level, but there was definitely room for tit-for-tat retaliation.
As his dad turned from cooking, he noticed the two were finally together. He served Arthur freshly-prepared bacon and eggs, and asked the two, while signing for Bethany, "Did you two enjoy your time at the fair last night? And how was your date?"
Bethany just beamed in a smile, her face flush red. She nodded, signing back, "It was amazing! We played carnival games, had dinner, rode on the ferris wheel, and sat under the stars," her eyes stared dreamily off into the distance, leaving out a few key details, both good and bad.
The reality of last night slapped Arthur once again in the face. "It was fine," he said, picking into his eggs with a fork. He wasn't going to spill his guts about what went down last night, on either his or Beth's part.
"Oh cheer up, Arthur, maybe next time you'll have some friends to go with you and you won't be so lonely," his dad replied, not knowing that Arthur spent his time spying on his sister and her boyfriend instead of enjoying the carnival himself.
Sitting down with his own plate, their dad dug into breakfast as well.
As his dad turned from cooking, he noticed the two were finally together. He served Arthur freshly-prepared bacon and eggs, and asked the two, while signing for Bethany, "Did you two enjoy your time at the fair last night? And how was your date?"
Bethany just beamed in a smile, her face flush red. She nodded, signing back, "It was amazing! We played carnival games, had dinner, rode on the ferris wheel, and sat under the stars," her eyes stared dreamily off into the distance, leaving out a few key details, both good and bad.
The reality of last night slapped Arthur once again in the face. "It was fine," he said, picking into his eggs with a fork. He wasn't going to spill his guts about what went down last night, on either his or Beth's part.
"Oh cheer up, Arthur, maybe next time you'll have some friends to go with you and you won't be so lonely," his dad replied, not knowing that Arthur spent his time spying on his sister and her boyfriend instead of enjoying the carnival himself.
Sitting down with his own plate, their dad dug into breakfast as well.
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