Today was Hattie’s big family reunion Her favorite relatives Uncle Jake and Aunt Celia would be there They were world-champion horseshoe pitchers and they had promised to play with Hattie
She would have been excited except everyone would try to hug her She shivered just thinking about it Hattie loved her family but she hated hugs
As soon as she got out of the car she heard Hattie Hattie She tried to make herself smaller
There you are Give me a big hug Aunt Judy said Hattie wrinkled her nose Aunt Judy smelled like asparagus and her arms felt like boa constrictors A squirmy feeling twisted in Hattie’s stomach Hi Aunt Judy she mumbled as her body stiffened
