Chapter 7 (µÚ2/2Ò³)
e and all. But tty looking, and I figured t s to try or to sion to thing.
Seps before answering.
"It ; she said simply.
"O; I said it like Id stepped on someones pet turtle, squas under my shoe.
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"Im sorry I asked. . . ."
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I t about t on.
"So read it at nig to sleep, and s al s of tal at time."
"Im sorry," I said again. ells you somets to say, even if youve already said it before.
"It just gives me a o . . . to be a part of and t?" S saying it sadly, just more to let me knoo my question. Some made it worse.
After sold me tory, I t of again, and I didnt really knoo say. As I my anss opped and turned around at time as o the side.
Erid Margaret on t to us.
"ell, lookee old teenage minds took priority over anyt I Jamies story.
"," Jamie said cheerfully.
"alking ; I could see ttle devil behind Erics smile.
"; I said, wishing hed never seen me.
"Its a beautiful nigrolling, isnt it?" Eric said. I t because Margaret tle bolder t tunity pass stig it to me.
Jamie looked around and smiled. "Yes, it is."
Eric looked around, too, ful look in aking a deep breatell . "Boy, it really is t; o it be ually ars, and I you to miss it." h a favor.
"O to my ; Jamie said. "I o offer Landon a cup of cider. ould you like to meet us ty."
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I put my , any worse.
"Os all rig o Cecils Diner."
"On a sc?" sly.
"O be out too late," ;but ;
"topping to say ; Jamie said, waving.
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O of siguro me and smiled.
"You ;
"Sure I do." Notice the careful way I phrased my answer.
After dropping Jamie off-no, I didnt stay for any cider-I started bay ime. By tory me pletely, and I could practically me, all the way from Cecils Diner.
See ens when youre a nice guy?
By t m everyo scarted up a neion about time it I o spend my lunc to get a all.
t nig t one before t to der sco load all to ted truck to take to t Eddie and I ly t coordinated individual in ory. ed be ems, and every critical moment umble over some dust or an i on t of t t painful ossible.
"S-s-sorry," ;D-d-did . . . t ?"
Id stifle t and bite out, "Just dont do it again."
But stop umbling around any more top time t eve a co eat before rearted. Moving taken t finisting til a fees before everyone else arrived to begin. it day, suffice it to say I ty bad mood.
I ran t even t t say t long. Ser Jamie simply smiled and told to everyto be all rig trying to make tter for me, but o a of my to be seen again doing it. But Miss Garber and s Id be glad to do it. "You talk about t; s;Maybe you t; By kinks, of course, s me specifically.
So once more I ended up really in to talk because I tle bit in front of s, even really turning back to see t fees, and I said a o her.
"Youre not in a very good mood, are you?" s;You didnt even try tonig;
"You dont miss a t; I said sarcastically looking at her.
"Maybe I ; s kind of tle angrier.
"I doubt it," I snapped.
"Maybe if you told me ;
I did her finish.
"Look," I said, stopping, turning to face ;Ive just spent all day eaten since lunco trek a mile out of my o make sure you get even need me to do it."
It time Id ever raised my voice to o tell you trut felt kind of good. It ime. Jamie oo surprised to respond, and I on.
"And t even like me. to do it."
"Youre just saying t t;
I cut h a shake of my head.
Once I got on a roll, it imes o stop. I could take imism and coday to pusoo far.
"Dont you get it?" I said, exasperated. "Im not nervous about t dont to be to my friends to keep talking about me, and I dont to spend time ing like . ere not anyt to be over so I go bay normal life."
S by my outburst, and to be , I couldnt blame her.
"I see," o defend o make s. All so of ed to cry, but s, and I finally stalked aer, tart moving, too. S five yards be of to try to talk to me again until sarted up the sidewalk when I heard her voice.
"t; s.
I eful to t t kind of girl, and I tually ed .
Or rated myself.
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e and all. But tty looking, and I figured t s to try or to sion to thing.
Seps before answering.
"It ; she said simply.
"O; I said it like Id stepped on someones pet turtle, squas under my shoe.
S me. "Its okay, Landon. ;
"Im sorry I asked. . . ."
"Dont be. You didnt mean anyt." S;My mot my mom first. S all time, especially wime in ;
I t about t on.
"So read it at nig to sleep, and s al s of tal at time."
"Im sorry," I said again. ells you somets to say, even if youve already said it before.
"It just gives me a o . . . to be a part of and t?" S saying it sadly, just more to let me knoo my question. Some made it worse.
After sold me tory, I t of again, and I didnt really knoo say. As I my anss opped and turned around at time as o the side.
Erid Margaret on t to us.
"ell, lookee old teenage minds took priority over anyt I Jamies story.
"," Jamie said cheerfully.
"alking ; I could see ttle devil behind Erics smile.
"; I said, wishing hed never seen me.
"Its a beautiful nigrolling, isnt it?" Eric said. I t because Margaret tle bolder t tunity pass stig it to me.
Jamie looked around and smiled. "Yes, it is."
Eric looked around, too, ful look in aking a deep breatell . "Boy, it really is t; o it be ually ars, and I you to miss it." h a favor.
"O to my ; Jamie said. "I o offer Landon a cup of cider. ould you like to meet us ty."
A cup of cider? At mentio. . . .
I put my , any worse.
"Os all rig o Cecils Diner."
"On a sc?" sly.
"O be out too late," ;but ;
"topping to say ; Jamie said, waving.
Eric got t slo , t getting out of trouble ime of ts , Mom, t of no darted out in front of me, and I couldnt stop in time." ly dart anyhe way.
O of siguro me and smiled.
"You ;
"Sure I do." Notice the careful way I phrased my answer.
After dropping Jamie off-no, I didnt stay for any cider-I started bay ime. By tory me pletely, and I could practically me, all the way from Cecils Diner.
See ens when youre a nice guy?
By t m everyo scarted up a neion about time it I o spend my lunc to get a all.
t nig t one before t to der sco load all to ted truck to take to t Eddie and I ly t coordinated individual in ory. ed be ems, and every critical moment umble over some dust or an i on t of t t painful ossible.
"S-s-sorry," ;D-d-did . . . t ?"
Id stifle t and bite out, "Just dont do it again."
But stop umbling around any more top time t eve a co eat before rearted. Moving taken t finisting til a fees before everyone else arrived to begin. it day, suffice it to say I ty bad mood.
I ran t even t t say t long. Ser Jamie simply smiled and told to everyto be all rig trying to make tter for me, but o a of my to be seen again doing it. But Miss Garber and s Id be glad to do it. "You talk about t; s;Maybe you t; By kinks, of course, s me specifically.
So once more I ended up really in to talk because I tle bit in front of s, even really turning back to see t fees, and I said a o her.
"Youre not in a very good mood, are you?" s;You didnt even try tonig;
"You dont miss a t; I said sarcastically looking at her.
"Maybe I ; s kind of tle angrier.
"I doubt it," I snapped.
"Maybe if you told me ;
I did her finish.
"Look," I said, stopping, turning to face ;Ive just spent all day eaten since lunco trek a mile out of my o make sure you get even need me to do it."
It time Id ever raised my voice to o tell you trut felt kind of good. It ime. Jamie oo surprised to respond, and I on.
"And t even like me. to do it."
"Youre just saying t t;
I cut h a shake of my head.
Once I got on a roll, it imes o stop. I could take imism and coday to pusoo far.
"Dont you get it?" I said, exasperated. "Im not nervous about t dont to be to my friends to keep talking about me, and I dont to spend time ing like . ere not anyt to be over so I go bay normal life."
S by my outburst, and to be , I couldnt blame her.
"I see," o defend o make s. All so of ed to cry, but s, and I finally stalked aer, tart moving, too. S five yards be of to try to talk to me again until sarted up the sidewalk when I heard her voice.
"t; s.
I eful to t t kind of girl, and I tually ed .
Or rated myself.
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