t talk to Miss Garber about our plans for t it er sed you ;; On Monday, ; and for t t about four zillion times.
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"It just is," she said simply.
t step o talk it over or of t Mr. Jenkins before, being t ty, i evening, I of I dressed nioug s to make a good impression. Even t as excited about it as Jamie ed as Jamie), I didnt to be regarded as tmas for ther.
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"Its a ; Jamie said, beaming at me. "Landons really got a special ."
My mom-after making sure sly-faced me ared at me like I was an alien.
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I cleared my t, t I still ed to do to involved molasses and fire ants, by the way.
"Kind of," I said.
"Amazing." It out. S knoails, but s o a er to do sometuff like t, and I could see me and trying to figure it out. to escape ive gaze, I ed to Jamie t ter be going. My mom got tbook and o me, still givi Id someten a as I o thers voice again.
"e on over anytime, Jamie!" my mom sed. "Youre always wele ;
Even motick it to you sometimes.
I ill s in the car.
"Your mot; Jamie said.
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"And your iful."
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"You s your blessings."
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"You ; she said.
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Jamie turned a a far-off gaze in s it vanis as quickly as it came.
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t t s sried to make ter, even t still seemed silly to me.
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I didion t about even I couldnt imagine.
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"I ; she said finally.
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"I dont ts a good idea," he said.
ts hinking.
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even o finis o ;O; s a;youre rig t about t."
o tell you trut it Mr. Jenkins made sense.
ted for a ead.
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"Im sorry it didnt ," I said softly.
"I am, too."
S fara before s on.
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S for a long time, and I looked at o feel bad about myself-I kne h her . . .
" to stop in to see t; I asked into t o do t migter. "I could out alk to to t."
"ould you visit t; she asked suddenly.
to be , I sure I could , but I k automatically.
"Sure, Ill go."
"ts ime," she said.
e o to a good-size room. Percelevision ty metal folding c. tting in t, and you could tell t only t row hing.
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e stood in t a sed. e been noticed yet, and I asked he neers were for.
"t ; s;so t; S look at me as sead tentio to smile again.
"Are toys t; I asked.
S;Yes, except for tuffed animals. to keep t of t."
I guess so it. to me, t imagine grohis.
Jamie and I finally o turned around at teps. eig teeth missing.
"Jamie!" ed ur five to ter to be sent to live er parents, I later learned.
"; Jamie said in response, ";
it, Roger and some of to croo television no ts in t roroduced me to one of tone, I t most of the kids in h school had.
" a friend," s;But ;
Over t ed a lot of questions about siced t s promise I h her.
o t;t; I s;Im glad t you to ;
Jamie turo me and smiled. S muco add after t, but I could tell sill Cmas.
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