Chapter 21 Mistake (e)

When we arrived, Ronald was fixing the sign for the bakery. Laura was the first to hop down and when I did, I quickly held on to Leo so he wouldn t run away.

Ronald turned around as he heard the horses whinny and started to walk towards Laura. "Laura, where have you been?!" he started screaming at her. "You were needed an hour ago! Why did you leave? What were you thinking?!"

I stepped out of Laura s shadow, greeting Ronald with a sarcastic smile. "Hello, Ronald. How s the signage?"

Ronald quickly took a step back, startled by my presence. "It s… n-none of your business," he stuttered, trying to put up a brave face in front of me.

I stood beside Laura and Grandpa Ben came out from the shop. He started looking around for Ronald and when he saw him with us, he immediately marched towards us.

"Ronald," Grandpa Ben gave Ronald a slight nudge on his left arm, making Ronald jump. "Did you do what I told you to do?" he asked, irritated.