isaidagaineoellsyousothingsad,itstheonlythingyoueaoretoletknoehoadeitworseaftershetoldthestory,ithoughtofhergroyansbehindus,andbothjaeandistoppedandtuedaroundatthesatiasargaretargaretonthesideclosesttous“e,andinthecuriousindsenttookpriorityoveranythingthatiiesstory“hello,eriargaret,”jaesaidcheerfully
“e,landon”iuldseethelittledevilbehindericssle“hey,eric,”isaid,e
“itsabeautifulnightforstrolling,isntit”ericsaidithinkthatbecausergaretandjae,hefeltalittlebolderthanheusuallyiespresenceandthereejaelookedaroundandsled“yes,itis”
ericlookedaround,too,issit”hesaidthislikehehafavor“oh,osttohouseanyiesaid“ieetusthereentionedthatiputhandsinpocket,hisuldgetanyworse
“oh,nothatsallrightocecilsdiner”
“onaschoolnight”sheaskedinnocently
“oh,ised,“butweshouldprobablybegoing
enjoyyourcider,youtwo”
“thanksforstoppingtosayhello,”jaesaid,wavingerieeroiotherthatapedoutinfrontoftheotheeoutofnoe,andiuldntstopinti”nootherbelievedhisheusedtobeaheadcheerleader,too,bythewayonietuedtoandsled
“youhavenicefriends,landon”
“sureido”notiyhouse,grulingtheebythenjaesstoryhadleftpletely,andiuldprae,allthececilsdinerseehappenseguybythenextingeveryoneatse,andthisstartedupaneeitylunchbreakinthelibraryjusttogetaitallthatnight,therehearsalaintotherentedtrutotheplayhousetheonlyproblestordinatedindividualinhistoryontbleoversodustoraninseagainstthedoorjainthestpainfulwaypossible“sssorry,”hedsay“dddidthththathurt”
idstifletheselffrotulingaroundanyrethanheuldstoptherainfroallingbythetiyfingerslookedliketobys,therovinghandynandtheupuntilafeinutesbeforeeveryoneelsearrivedtobeginheverythingelsethathadhappenedthatday,sufficeittosayioodiranthroughlines,andssgarberdidntsaythearvelousallnightlongshehadthisnplysledandtoldheottoieakethingsbetterfor,butetoe,itoldheotheplayhouseiddleoftoe,idhavetoyiesrequestandshesaid,veryfiry,thatidbegladtodoit“youteantspecificallysoone,butsheuldtellioodtotalkbecauseiyhandsinpockets,inutes,andihadntsaidaood,areyou”shefinallyasked“youdidnteventrytonight”“youdontssathing,doyou”isaidsarcasticallyadeevenalittleangrier“idoubtit,”isnapped
“ybeifyoutoldwaswrong“
ididntletherfinish
“look,”isaid,stopping,tuingtofayakesureyougetho,etodoit”iteidev
