But I can’t help it, I just feel so happy, I’m not going to let anything spoil it. And I’m going to be the best half-sister any baby ever had and I’m not going to let anything bad or complicated happen to himher, herhim. Babies aren’t complicated, they’re simple, it’s just grown-ups that make things complicated for them.
AND if I see my dad, and see the baby, I bet I’ll see Gene too, she won’t be able to help seeing me because we’ll both be her grandchildren. And she won’t need to try to be my dad any more.
She will be our grandma. Just that.
Also by the Author
The Indian in the Cupboard
Return of the Indian
The Secret of the Indian
The Mystery of the Cupboard
The Key to the Indian
Stealing Stacey
The Dungeon
Angela and Diabola
The Farthest Away Mountain
The Adventures of King Midas
The Magic Hare
The Fairy Rebel
I, Houdini
Harry The Poisonous Centipede
Harry The Poisonous Centipede’s Big Adventure
Harry The Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea
Bad Cat, Good Cat
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