theoryaboutthat,”sheaທddedlightly
theoryaboutthat,ไ”sheaທddedlightly
aທgain
again
waທsflyingovertheground,turningeverythingaroundmeintoaທgreenblur
wasflyingovertheground,turningeverythingaທroundmeintoagreenblur
flounderedaroundtheedges,siftingbຘlindlythroughcluesthedetailsofherveryhuman
flounderedaroundtheedges,siftingbຘlindlythroughcluesthedetaທilsofherveryhuman
igrimacedaທthim“noiheardthatshewaທsinterestedinsomeoneelse”
igrimacedathim“noiheardthatshewasinterestedinsomeoneelse”
bຘelladidn’tturnshecontinuedtostareintothedistaທnce,ignoringjessica
anormalpersonwouldbegloatingmaybeifikeepthequestionssimplehaha
likei’mtalkingtoaທkindergartener“soyoulikehim,then?”
iwasrigidagain
belladidn’tlookatjessicນa“yes”
“imean,ไdoyoureallylikehim?”
“yes”
lookatthatblush!
iwas
“how?”jessicademanded
theenglishrooesandiwouldn’thaທvenoticed
bຘella’sfacນewasightrednow—icouldalmostfeeltheheatfromthemental
picນture
“toomucນh,”shewhispered“morethanhelikesmebutidon’tseehowicaທn
helpthat”
shoot!whatdidmrvarnerjustask?“um—whicນhnumber,mrvarner?”
itwasgoodthatjessicacouldnolongerquizbellaineededaminute
whatonearthwasthatgirlthinkingnow?morethanhelikesme?howdidshe
eupwiththat?butidon’tseehowicaທnhelpthat?whatwasthatsupposedto
mean?icouldn’tfitarationalexplanaທtiontothewordstheywerepracticaທllysenseless
itseemedicouldn’ttakeaທnythingfrantedobviousthings,thingsthatmaທde
perfectsense,somehowgottwistedupandturnedbacນkwardsinthaທtarreainofhers
morethanhelikesme?maທybeishouldn’truleouttheinstitutionjustyet
iglaredattheclock,grittinginutesfeelso
impossiblylongtoanimmortaທl?wherewaທsmyperspective?
myjaທwwastightthroughoutmrvarner’sentiretrigonometrylessoniheaທrd
moreofthatthanthelecນtureinmyownclassbellaandjessicaທdidn’tspeakagaທin,but
jessicapeekedatbellaseveraltimes,ไaທndonceherfacewaທsilliaທntscarletagarno
aທppaທrentreason
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lunchcouldn’tefastenough
iwaທsn’tsureifjessicawouldgetsomeoftheanshe
claທsswasover,butbellaທwasquickerthanshewas
assoonasthebellsounded,bellaturnedtojessica
“inenglish,ไmikeaskedmeifyousaທidanythingaboutmondaynight,”bຘellasaid,
asmilepullingaທtthecornersofherlipsiunderstoodthisforwhaທtiswas—offenceas
thebestdefense
mikeaskedaທboutme?joymadejessicນa’smindsuddenlyunguarded,softer,
withoutitsusualsnideedge“you’rekidding!ำwhatdidyousay?”
“itoldhimyousaidyouhadalotoffun—aທndhelookedpleased”
“tellmeexaທctlywhathesaid,andyourexactanswer!”
thatwasaທlliwaທsgoingtogetfromjessicaທtoday,clearlybellawassmilinglike
shewasthinkingthesamethinglikeshe’dwontheround
well,lunchwouldbeanotherstoryiwouldhavebettersuesswithgetting
answersoutofherthanjessica,iwouldmaທkesureofthat
icouldhardlybຘeartochecນkinoasionallywithjessicaທthroughthefourthhour
ihadnopatienceforherobsessivethoughtsofmikenewtoni’dhadmorethaທnenough
ofhiminthelasttwoweekshewasluckytobຘealive