Faith Filled Family Magazine July 2016 | Page 96

N O I T U A C ! d a e h A s e ri a d n u o B l a t n e Par By Katie Hamilton The door made a tiny click as Sadie eased it shut. She crept down the hall to her room, hardly believing her good luck. She’d actually made it back thirty minutes past curfew and her parents hadn’t found out. She was silently cheering in her head as she turned the corner to her room when she suddenly jumped and gave a little gasp. “Sadie,” her father said from his you’ll get these back.” He and Sadie’s mother stood to go. seat on her bed. “Do you know “You know we love you, sweetwhat time it is?” heart,” her mother said. “We only have these rules to protect Sadie sighed and looked at her you.” mother sitting next to him for help, but her mom’s expres- “I know, mom,” Sadie said. “I’m sion only mirrored her dad’s. sorry. I’ll try to do better.” Resigned, knowing there was no lie she could tell or argument “Thank you. Good night,” Sadie’s she could make to get herself dad said. “We love you.” out of this one, she said, “Yes, sir. Ten-thirty.” “Love you, too. Good night.” Her dad held out his palm, and Now, wasn’t that nice? Wasn’t she dropped her keys and cell that just a picture-perfect little phone into it. “You know the scene of what all relationships drill,” he said. “Two weeks and look like between parents and