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Article: Peter's treasure.(Short Story)
- Article from:
- Children's Digest
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
- Author:
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"Chessie, look what I found."
I was lying on the rug in my room, watching the rainbow that my mirror makes on the floor at the same time every day. I was wishing that it weren't Thursday, and that Mom wasn't at the hairdresser, and that I could be at Beth's working on my history assignment. I was also wishing that someday Peter would call me Jessie, not Chessie.
"Chessie, why didn't you answer me? Hey--what are you doing lying on the floor? What are you looking for? Do you want to see what I found?"
Peter appeared in the doorway of my bedroom. He was mostly freckles and missing front teeth, disguised as a brown-haired, seven-year-old boy.
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