Not A White BoyChapter 4
The phone rang early the next morning, while Mark was sleeping off his paper route. When Gertrude reached for it, her Mother stopped her with a look. Gertrude sighed as her Mother picked up the phone. Finally Lara handed it to her. "It's a boy, Gertrude." "Hello?" "Hi Gertrude." "Mother!" Gertrude glared at her mother. She turned away and spoke softly. "Hi Gary. What happened at your end?" "I'm grounded." "Well of course. How long?" "A week." "Me too. Until Saturday....