Kidnapped At Birth?
“6 A New Car for Mrs. Redpost Marvin was sitting at the dinner table. Mrs. Redpost had made chicken tacos. His favorite.
He hoped she wasn’t really a kidnapper. Then he’d have to lock her in the dungeon.
“Mr. and Mrs. Redpost,” he said. “I have something important to tell you.”
Mr. Redpost crunched into a taco. The juice ran down his sleeve.
“Mr. and Mrs. Redpost?” asked Mrs. Redpost.
“Linzy. Jake. You need to hear this too,” said Marvin.
He took a breath. He wasn’t quite sure how to say it.
“We...ll?” said Jacob.
“Marvin Redpost is dead,” said Marvin.
Jacob laughed.
Mr. and Mrs. Redpost stared at him.
“And when did this happen?” asked Mr. Redpost.
“About nine years ago,” said Marvin.
“Well, I must say,” Mrs. Redpost noted, “you are looking quite well, considering.”
Then she and Mr. Redpost cracked up.
Linzy burst into tears. “I love you, Marvin,” she sobbed. “Don’t be dead.”
“Don’t cry, Linzy,” said Marvin. “I’m not dead. Marvin Redpost is dead.MoreLess
He hoped she wasn’t really a kidnapper. Then he’d have to lock her in the dungeon.
“Mr. and Mrs. Redpost,” he said. “I have something important to tell you.”
Mr. Redpost crunched into a taco. The juice ran down his sleeve.
“Mr. and Mrs. Redpost?” asked Mrs. Redpost.
“Linzy. Jake. You need to hear this too,” said Marvin.
He took a breath. He wasn’t quite sure how to say it.
“We...ll?” said Jacob.
“Marvin Redpost is dead,” said Marvin.
Jacob laughed.
Mr. and Mrs. Redpost stared at him.
“And when did this happen?” asked Mr. Redpost.
“About nine years ago,” said Marvin.
“Well, I must say,” Mrs. Redpost noted, “you are looking quite well, considering.”
Then she and Mr. Redpost cracked up.
Linzy burst into tears. “I love you, Marvin,” she sobbed. “Don’t be dead.”
“Don’t cry, Linzy,” said Marvin. “I’m not dead. Marvin Redpost is dead.MoreLess
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