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if I do say so myself.
Of course, t didnt mean everyone else o kno it.
"No," I said, "today is fine. . . ."
e arrao meet at five oclock, and t of ternoon ticked by sloer torture. I left my y minutes early, so Id y of time to get ted erfront in toric part of to a feracoastal ateroracks, so it ake me about t long to get there.
It emperature Beaufort t ted practically forever. It mig in t be a cold spell t lasted a for t part all you needed o make it ter. today days-mid-seventies a cloud in the sky.
I made it to Jamies on time and knocked on , and a quick peek inside revealed t around. It quite ea or lemonade, and in t anyto drink. to loself in t anyone o. time I didnt o move my c been moved siime Id been there.
"t; s;I kno I appreciate your taking time to do t;
"So, ant?" I said, ing to get th as quickly as possible.
Jamie, for t time since Id kning oget.
"I ed to ask you a favor," she said seriously.
"A favor?"
She nodded.
At first I t so ask me to e tio o use my mot some stuff to t to go to. But it still took a fe t.
Sogether again.
"Id like to ask you if you mind playing tom ton in t; she said.
tom ton, like I said before, er, ts t for t important role.
"ell . . . I dont kno; I said, fused. "I t Eddie Jones o be tom. ts old us."
Eddie Jones like Carey Dennison, by talked to you id squinervous, ime. ing ic blind man if you put of a ake tutter, too, and it took ime to say anyt all. Miss Garber o do it, but even t eacoo, but s ion, sino one else had e forward.
"Miss Garber didnt say t exactly. s Eddie could ried out for it."
"t someone else do it instead?"
But t anyone else, and I kne. Because of s requirement t only seniors perform, t year. t fifty senior boys at ty-team, and eam still in tate title, none of time to go to ty or so er-scice as ion s t.
No to do t all, and not only because Id e to realize t drama about t b class ever ied. taken Jamie to could t Id o spend every afternoon mont being seen would my friends say?
But I could tell tant to t s clear. Jamie never asked anyone for a favor. I ted t no one would ever do ion made me sad.
" about Jeff Ba? do it," I offered.
Jamie s;. o ore after scil s ba ."
" about Darren oods?"
" week w. ;
"Really? I didnt kno," I said, stalling, but Jamie kneas doing.
"Ive been praying about it, Landon," sime. "Id really like to be special t for me, but because of my fat it to be t produ ever. I knoo o see me be t; Sing s. "It errible if t;
Sopped again befoing on, ional as s on.
"I kno embarrassed to do t. Actually, old me t s about doing it. Sometimes people at sc Eddie to be . But . . ." Sook a deep breat;but t . . . people ;
I nodded, my lips pressed toget I . In fact, I already er Miss Garber t t it ed it up made me feel terrible, almost siy stomach.
Sraigtle in and looked at me sadly, as if so say no. I guess s know on.
"I kno c of t I dont to believe t to someone like my fates o God, o ty. And o raise me on . . . ."
Jamie turned a I could see tears in time Id ever seen of me ed to cry, too.
"Im not asking you to do it for me," sly, "Im really not, and if you say no, Ill still pray for you. I promise. But if youd like to do someto me . . . ill you just t it?"
messed on t my feet.
"I dont o t it," I finally said. "Ill do it."
I really didnt have a choice, did I?
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if I do say so myself.
Of course, t didnt mean everyone else o kno it.
"No," I said, "today is fine. . . ."
e arrao meet at five oclock, and t of ternoon ticked by sloer torture. I left my y minutes early, so Id y of time to get ted erfront in toric part of to a feracoastal ateroracks, so it ake me about t long to get there.
It emperature Beaufort t ted practically forever. It mig in t be a cold spell t lasted a for t part all you needed o make it ter. today days-mid-seventies a cloud in the sky.
I made it to Jamies on time and knocked on , and a quick peek inside revealed t around. It quite ea or lemonade, and in t anyto drink. to loself in t anyone o. time I didnt o move my c been moved siime Id been there.
"t; s;I kno I appreciate your taking time to do t;
"So, ant?" I said, ing to get th as quickly as possible.
Jamie, for t time since Id kning oget.
"I ed to ask you a favor," she said seriously.
"A favor?"
She nodded.
At first I t so ask me to e tio o use my mot some stuff to t to go to. But it still took a fe t.
Sogether again.
"Id like to ask you if you mind playing tom ton in t; she said.
tom ton, like I said before, er, ts t for t important role.
"ell . . . I dont kno; I said, fused. "I t Eddie Jones o be tom. ts old us."
Eddie Jones like Carey Dennison, by talked to you id squinervous, ime. ing ic blind man if you put of a ake tutter, too, and it took ime to say anyt all. Miss Garber o do it, but even t eacoo, but s ion, sino one else had e forward.
"Miss Garber didnt say t exactly. s Eddie could ried out for it."
"t someone else do it instead?"
But t anyone else, and I kne. Because of s requirement t only seniors perform, t year. t fifty senior boys at ty-team, and eam still in tate title, none of time to go to ty or so er-scice as ion s t.
No to do t all, and not only because Id e to realize t drama about t b class ever ied. taken Jamie to could t Id o spend every afternoon mont being seen would my friends say?
But I could tell tant to t s clear. Jamie never asked anyone for a favor. I ted t no one would ever do ion made me sad.
" about Jeff Ba? do it," I offered.
Jamie s;. o ore after scil s ba ."
" about Darren oods?"
" week w. ;
"Really? I didnt kno," I said, stalling, but Jamie kneas doing.
"Ive been praying about it, Landon," sime. "Id really like to be special t for me, but because of my fat it to be t produ ever. I knoo o see me be t; Sing s. "It errible if t;
Sopped again befoing on, ional as s on.
"I kno embarrassed to do t. Actually, old me t s about doing it. Sometimes people at sc Eddie to be . But . . ." Sook a deep breat;but t . . . people ;
I nodded, my lips pressed toget I . In fact, I already er Miss Garber t t it ed it up made me feel terrible, almost siy stomach.
Sraigtle in and looked at me sadly, as if so say no. I guess s know on.
"I kno c of t I dont to believe t to someone like my fates o God, o ty. And o raise me on . . . ."
Jamie turned a I could see tears in time Id ever seen of me ed to cry, too.
"Im not asking you to do it for me," sly, "Im really not, and if you say no, Ill still pray for you. I promise. But if youd like to do someto me . . . ill you just t it?"
messed on t my feet.
"I dont o t it," I finally said. "Ill do it."
I really didnt have a choice, did I?
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