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"Okay," Tess said "Put them over your head like this" She slipped into one as an example

The girls put on their sheets and followed Tess to the oak tree, where the paint, paintbrushes, and bedrooirls Go to it"

Savannah cast her a confused glance "Them are our curtains"

"Those are your bedroom curtains," Tess corrected "And don't you think they're a littledull?"

Both girls looked at the curtains, then back at Tess Neither of them said a word

"Well, I do," Tess said "No child should grow up in a blah room So fix it"

"You want us to paint our curtains?" Savannah asked Tess grinned "Isn't it a great idea?" She bent down and snatched up two paintbrushes "Here, take 'em"

Savannah studied the brush as if it were a two-headed snake "I really don't think?" "Paint," Tess said firmly

Savannah kneeled in the lush grass and cautiously dipped her brush in the red paint

Then, careful not to spill a drop, she started painting a solid red border along the bottom

Tess waited for a spark of creativity, but none came Savannah was focused on the border with the concentration of a brain surgeon

Tess squatted down beside her "Savannah, honey, do you like borders?"