Melody and Peter Pan

Melody looked at him hard to see if he's really going to say yes. Ariel waited too, to see what his response would be.

"I-I...can't," Eric winced at his answer. Melody looked like as if her birthday got canceled. No, this couldn't be! Her dad said, 'I can't!' Melody moved a little back from him.

"What? Why?" She half-whispered half-yelled.

"I-I have work and my boss needs me," 说 Eric. Melody tensed up. Her fists clenched and her teeth gnashed.

"Work? Work! Daddy! That's all I have heard! Work this! Work that! Boss that! What about me! 你 never have time for me!"

"Melody please listen-" Eric...

Normally every morning, Melody would always say good morning to her father.

"Good morning, Melody," 说 Eric. But she did not on one Saturday morning.

"Melody, I 说 good morning," Eric was feeling a bit hurt. Melody narrowed her eyes at him. She did not utter a single word. Before Eric could reprimand her manners, Ariel announced that 薄煎饼, 煎饼 are ready. Breakfast was also filled uncomfortable silence. Melody poked at her pancakes. Eric only took a few bites of his, feeling awkward.

"Well…," 说 Eric, sheepishly as he put his 涂层, 外套 on. "…I got to go. I'll see 你 later Miss Benson and Melody."...

Chapter 9

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After 阅读 the advertisement, on the bulletin board, Melody took the pen and wrote down her name, along with her homeroom number (RM 13) and 首页 phone number. As she was finishing 写作 down her phone number, a small boy about her age came up 下一个 to her.

"Is there still time for me to sign up?" he asked Melody. She turned to the boy. He had mousy black hair, with 浓情巧克力 eyes, tanned skin, and dressed up in jeans...