Chapter 8

“This is my brother Ted,” Chris said. “Ted, meet our neighbors, Sarah and Parah Clark. They look alike because they’re twins.”

“Hello,” Ted said. “What do I call you?”

“That’s a good question,” Sarah said. “If you call both of us ‘Miss Clark’ it’ll get confusing.”

“Just call me ‘Miss Parah’ and my sister ‘Miss Sarah’,” her sister said.

“Okay,” Ted said.

“We didn’t know you had a brother, Chris,” Parah said.

“Neither did I until a few days ago.”

“Why don’t you sit down and tell us all about it,” Sarah said. “We just happen to have a fresh pitcher of lemonade in the fridge.”

“I’ll go get it,” Parah said.

“Let me help you,” Sarah said. “Excuse us for a minute, gentlemen. We’ll be right back.”

The sisters disappeared inside their house, only to return a few minutes later with a pitcher of lemonade, several glasses, and a plate of cookies.

“I like cookies,” Ted said, not waiting to be prompted.