The Great Peach Experiment 2: The Peach Pit

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Whatever the reason eight year old Herb always felt a little skittish inside his great aunt's big cold house He looked forward to the moment their dad would say it was time for his family to pile into the car to head back across town to their own small comfy house It was always a relief to get home This was unfortunate since it sounded like his family family might be moving in to the creaky old mansion Welcome welcome Aunt Lucinda flung open the brick mansion's enormous front door She stepped out onto the front stoop and pulled Herb into a hug squeezing squeezing him so tight that he squeaked a little bit I've missed you so much Herbie muffin Mfff mu too Herb said wriggling out of his great aunt's arms Next Aunt Lucinda turned and kissed Herb's big sister Lucy once on each side of her face Kisses kisses like they do in France ma chérie she announced After offering her great aunt a huge smile and hug in return twelve year old Lucy set to work trying to wipe the bright red lipstick prints off each of her cheeks And look at you Aunt Lucinda gasped stepping across the large covered stone patio She grabbed ten year old Freddy's shoulders before pulling him in for a hug that looked slightly less squeezy than the one Herb had gotten You've grown so much over the summer