Especially not things like math and science.”
She glanced over at Dallas, who felt a shiver of sadness
attack her chest. She remembered Quinn telling her that she
wanted to be a vet when she got older. She didn’t say it all the
time, but the odd times people asked her, that’s the answer
she’d give. Dallas thought it sucked that Quinn wasn’t
naturally amazing at math and science. She must really have
had a tough time if she didn’t want to pursue being a vet just
because of that. Or maybe it really was that she’d realized that
vets don’t have it easy, and like other doctors and nurses, they
do what they can in a world of suffering and that’s tough.
Really tough.
“Quinn, are you going or what?” Danica smiled tolerantly
at her sister even though she was tapping her foot in mock
annoyance.
Quinn rolled her eyes. “Prepared to be amazed!” She lifted
the flap on the large purse she had slung over her shoulder and
pulled out an ancient book. The thing was falling apart, but the
title was still visible. “It’s an old Bible. German. 1878
publication date. I’m using this as the cool thing for five
bucks, since it was two dollars, if you can believe that, and
also as the oldest thing. We don’t have a rule against that.”
Danica groaned. “We don’t, but I should make one.”
“I think there should be double points for using one thing
for two categories. That takes real talent.”
Danica shifted her gaze to Dallas. “What did you find?”
Dallas let the group have a look at the pocket watch.
Maybe it was her imagination, but Quinn’s hands lingered
over the face of it for the longest amount of time. She turned it
over, inspecting the glass, the initials inscribed inside, but said