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"Got a date yet?" Eric asked me i, but even t friend, o stick it to me on a while.
"Not yet," I said, "but Im ."
Doo me a beady glare looking.
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Be I cer. I turned around, digging my fingers into my gut to stifle t I coulding tard, t guy. You couldnt trust e.
I started to stumble along even faster, and pretty soon I reacreet. By ting all over-my s ook a sed to catce my fevered ruso ic side assumed t Carey me orious look in essentially meant "Sorry, partner, youre too late."
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"Not really," I lied, .
"Youve s t."
"O?" I looked at my s. "ts not s a lot sometimes."
"Maybe you s cor."
"Ill be okay, Im sure."
"Ill say a prayer for you any; s as he club.
"t; I said.
S of s for a moment. "ell, Id invite you in, but my fat allo around."
"O; I said dejectedly, "ts okay. e talk out ; If Id his inside.
"ould you like some lemonade ; s;I just made some."
"Id love some," I said.
"Ill be rig; So t s took a quick glance around. ticed, tidy, o oscillating in table tening to Jesus and Faitoo, and it o ter on Luke.
A moment later Jamie returned ook a seat in ted, I sa, o us. Jamie ed my c Mrs. ings couldnt see my face. Even to ask Jamie to t anyone-even Mrs. ings-to see me t sed Careys offer. It o actually go o be rejected by her in favor of a guy like Carey.
" are you doing?" Jamie asked me. "Youre moving your co t;
"I like t; I said. S, t immediately I could feel t and making me s again.
"If ts ," s;So, to talk to me about?"
Jamie reacarted to adjust moved at all. I took a deep breatrying to gat I couldnt force myself to e out just yet.
"So," I said instead, "you today?"
Jamie looked at me curiously. "No. My fat tors office."
"Is ;
S;;
I nodded and glanced across treet. Mrs. ings see anyone else in ty. t I still ready.
"Sure is a beautiful day," I said, stalling.
"Yes, it is."
"arm, too."
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time Jamie didnt respond, and in silence for a fes.
"Landon," s;you didnt e o talk about t;
"Not really."
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"ell . . . I ed to knoo t;
"O; sone made it seem as if s suced. I fidgeted in my seat and ed for her answer.
"I really planned on going," she finally said.
"But if someone asked you to go, you mig;
It took a moment for o answer.
"Im not sure," s;I suppose I mig to a ;
"t; I said quickly. "Not too mu." Especially ions, I didnt add.
S my turn of p;Id o talk to my fat if ;
In tree beside tarted to c supposed to be rated to calm my nerves. Just t it, but suddenly tening to myself as I spoke the magic words.
"ell, o go to t;
I could tell s ttle lead-up to tion probably o do imes teenagers sent t to "scout terrain," so to speak, so as not to face possible reje. Even t muagers, Im sure s, at least in theory.
Instead of ans a sinking feeling in my stomaco say no. Visions of my motted toimes Id teased or or simply made fun of o avoid Carey for five urned and faced me again. S smile on her face.
"Id love to," s;on one dition."
I steadied myself, sometoo awful.
"Yes?"
"You o promise t you fall in love ;
I kneimes, I o admit, Jamie ty good sense of humor. I smiled and gave her my word.
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ied to get out of sc excuse, too, but Jamie a. to ts or just sitting around playing games sneaking out to t at Cecils Diner or anyt cept ely ludicrous.
"Got a date yet?" Eric asked me i, but even t friend, o stick it to me on a while.
"Not yet," I said, "but Im ."
Doo me a beady glare looking.
ts t was.
tes ticked by slo-if Carey and I got out at time, Id be able to get to , arted to psycook off from sc a full clip. I a arted to get kind of tired, and t in. Pretty soon all I could do t cramp really started to get to me, and I o bend over and moving. As I made my reets of Beaufort, I looked like a wre Dame.
Be I cer. I turned around, digging my fingers into my gut to stifle t I coulding tard, t guy. You couldnt trust e.
I started to stumble along even faster, and pretty soon I reacreet. By ting all over-my s ook a sed to catce my fevered ruso ic side assumed t Carey me orious look in essentially meant "Sorry, partner, youre too late."
But it Carey time in my life I sao a bun, sually be cute if sunity.
"Landon," s;t; Jamie o see everyone, includiartled ;You look like youve been exerg," she said.
"Not really," I lied, .
"Youve s t."
"O?" I looked at my s. "ts not s a lot sometimes."
"Maybe you s cor."
"Ill be okay, Im sure."
"Ill say a prayer for you any; s as he club.
"t; I said.
S of s for a moment. "ell, Id invite you in, but my fat allo around."
"O; I said dejectedly, "ts okay. e talk out ; If Id his inside.
"ould you like some lemonade ; s;I just made some."
"Id love some," I said.
"Ill be rig; So t s took a quick glance around. ticed, tidy, o oscillating in table tening to Jesus and Faitoo, and it o ter on Luke.
A moment later Jamie returned ook a seat in ted, I sa, o us. Jamie ed my c Mrs. ings couldnt see my face. Even to ask Jamie to t anyone-even Mrs. ings-to see me t sed Careys offer. It o actually go o be rejected by her in favor of a guy like Carey.
" are you doing?" Jamie asked me. "Youre moving your co t;
"I like t; I said. S, t immediately I could feel t and making me s again.
"If ts ," s;So, to talk to me about?"
Jamie reacarted to adjust moved at all. I took a deep breatrying to gat I couldnt force myself to e out just yet.
"So," I said instead, "you today?"
Jamie looked at me curiously. "No. My fat tors office."
"Is ;
S;;
I nodded and glanced across treet. Mrs. ings see anyone else in ty. t I still ready.
"Sure is a beautiful day," I said, stalling.
"Yes, it is."
"arm, too."
"ts because youre in t;
I looked around, feeling t; t a single cloud in t;
time Jamie didnt respond, and in silence for a fes.
"Landon," s;you didnt e o talk about t;
"Not really."
"t;
t of trut.
"ell . . . I ed to knoo t;
"O; sone made it seem as if s suced. I fidgeted in my seat and ed for her answer.
"I really planned on going," she finally said.
"But if someone asked you to go, you mig;
It took a moment for o answer.
"Im not sure," s;I suppose I mig to a ;
"t; I said quickly. "Not too mu." Especially ions, I didnt add.
S my turn of p;Id o talk to my fat if ;
In tree beside tarted to c supposed to be rated to calm my nerves. Just t it, but suddenly tening to myself as I spoke the magic words.
"ell, o go to t;
I could tell s ttle lead-up to tion probably o do imes teenagers sent t to "scout terrain," so to speak, so as not to face possible reje. Even t muagers, Im sure s, at least in theory.
Instead of ans a sinking feeling in my stomaco say no. Visions of my motted toimes Id teased or or simply made fun of o avoid Carey for five urned and faced me again. S smile on her face.
"Id love to," s;on one dition."
I steadied myself, sometoo awful.
"Yes?"
"You o promise t you fall in love ;
I kneimes, I o admit, Jamie ty good sense of humor. I smiled and gave her my word.
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