Monster Among the Roses
I added lamely as I spread my arms to encompass the room around me.
“Hey, you made it out of the rose garden alive,” Creepy Kid cheered as he lifted his face from the show he was watching. He smiled, revealing a gap in his top teeth.
“Kit, you’ve met this man before?” the cook asked, startled.
“We met outside,” I answered for the boy. “He showed me how to get to the conservatory.”
“This is Mr. Hollander,” Constance told the cook, whose mouth fell open.
I gave another lame wave. “Or you can just call me Shaw.”
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