april_k
  Junior Editor

Is this correct? It said there were no mistakes!
My mother in law is going on about how wonderful my room is when I hear her say "outhouse"! I choke. An Outhouse! Really! This is even worse than I had thought.
Despite her praise of my room, it looks like a mess. Stained bedsheets are stretched over a rickety cot, woven wall hangings are peppered with holes, most likely from mice. It smells of old wood, mothballs, and decay. She hands me a stack of pillows,
"For the bed," she explains, "the raccoons have gotten to the others." I swallow hard, thinking that this was a mistake. more »