Friday 56: Week 14

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog and to Storytime with Tonya and Friends at http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Here's mine:

I felt like Lucas and I needed more time to figure out how to handle the situation, but we just had to go on the best we could.

"Hi, Mom," I said, trying to smile.
"Hi, guys," she said. "I'm glad to see you survived your day in one piece."

Normally Lucas and I would have made some sarcastic comments, asking her how much trouble she thought we could get into when we had to talk to her on Robert's mobile phone every hour.

- The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt