Sample - Ring Dragonz

Dinner, Divorce, and Delay
“No, no. This is guy time, Honey.”
“GUY TIME!” Walsh’s mother stood up
clenching a doily in her fist. “I’M NOT GOING TO LET
YOU TAKE OUR SON ON ANOTHER TRIP WITH ONE
OF YOUR FLOOZIES!” Lolana suddenly lost control
and fired a champagne glass passed her husband.
The glass whizzed into the next room and shattered
against the prop helmet from Patton.
Walsh’s blonde head then poked out. “Mom?
Dad? Is everyone ready for Bot-Bot’s
demonstration?”
An uncomfortable groan gurgled around the
room.
The next few weeks brought the winds of
change to Hampshire Hills, cold blustery winds that
blew out the last of September. Walsh had not been
seen since the ill-fated dinner, causing Henry great
worry. Wilt Walker had moved out of the estate and
Lolana no longer attended the Montessi Meritage
PTA meetings. Henry knew missing so much school
was not only a bad omen for Walsh, but also for the
trip to Hong Kong.
Then one rainy afternoon the dreaded word
came. Mr. Lee answered the phone as Henry sat
watching the Walker’s front lawn across the street.
The man set down the receiver with a doubtful look
in his eyes.
“Henry, that was Mrs. Walker. Walsh can’t go.
I’m afraid the trip to Hong Kong will have to be
cancelled.” The father patted his son’s shoulder
reassuringly, but the boy looked as inconsolable as
the marigolds drowning outside in the storm.
More weeks of dreary weather went by. One
Saturday, as Mr. Lee went past Henry’s bedroom, he
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