dshefeltlstherbestfrienduldntevenunderstandherybesheadybeshesuldbevergerryalreadyybethatsalpepledideshetughtshesuldhavebughttherulebkfdedtifrievingilyandfriends
herusthaveheardeverythingshedsaidandshefeltsearrassedshefratissueherheadallhertearssheearyfacentheenfhershirt
“**”shesepapersffherdeskassherealizedshehadsdgedfundatin,scaraandlipstickallalngthesleevefherspensiveeshirtshesatuptattentinassheheardalightrappingsunnherr
“ein,”hervicesk
chrisenteredherfficehteainhishands
“tea”heffered,raisinghiseyebriledeeringthejketheyhadsharenthedayfherintervieugfherandrelaxedinthechairppsite
“havingabadday”ruffviceuld
shenddedastearsrllesrry,chris”shepseherself“itywrk,”shesaidshakily
heissively“lly,itthat,yureagreatwrker”
shesled,gratefulfrtheplintatleastsheethingright
“eearly”
“nthanks,ynffthings”
heskhisheadsadly“thatsnttheyselfinsidetheseesnthelpthingsntinthelngrunanyway”
“butyuseeappy,”hervicetreled
“seengandbeingarentneandthesaiknhat”
shenddedsadly
“ynthavetputnabravefacealltheti,yuknissue
“h,itbraveatall”sheblewhese
“everhearthesayingthatyuneedtbescaredtbebrave”
llytughtabutthat“butintfeelbrave,ijustfeelscared”
“h,estheresnthingeadayagazine“thatsthewrkfaverybravepersn”
llysled,“ilvethejb”
“andthatsgreatnerethanyurjb”
llyfranbysleepingunderanthertypechats
“ianleatlveyurself,leatlveyueretitthanthat”
llyraisedhereyebrtalkabuttheptcallingthekettleblack
“iknntthegreatestexalefthat,”hendded“butieaingt”heplabsughtabuttsaynext“iheardynttgtthisball”
llycringedatthefacthehadheardherpnenversatin
eriesntainedineveryflindefher”
“didyugback”llyasked,sippingthettea,feelingitherinsides
“afenthsag,”hesaidsadly“ityself,thisisaplaesyufeelit”
heleanedfrepeplegthrughlifesearatestheyneveryuandidid,frasrterperiftiitssad,butitslifesyugtthisball,lly,andyueraeneyulvedandk”
tearstribergerryandbehappyabutthelvetheysharedandthelveshestillntinuedtfeel;butntt,nttyeafrthenyreyearsthateshetughtfthelinehehadeerureries,butpleasentbeafraidtkesre”sheneededtputthegstfgerrythathauntedhertrestbuttkeephisryalive
thereilllifefrherafterhisdeath
frtyfive
“isrry,denise,”llyaplgizedtherfriendtheyfdenisesthereustysllintheairfrhedustthathadlandentherailsandrailsferaattachedttheandrerdedtheiversatin
llycheddenisesfacefrareactinandsletllyknwask
“n,itsntk”llysatfreantlseteernthepnejustbeetherightttakeitutnyu”
deniselkedbraveenughtfinallyspeak“n,yu,lly”
llyskherheadandtriedtdisagreebutdenisekeptntalking,“ivebeensexcitedabutthisightbefeeling”hereyesrestenherfriend,alltfetthatshestillhadgststberif
“butyurerighttbeexcited,”llyinsisted
“andyurerighttbeupset,”denisesaidfiry“ididntthink,ijustdidntthink”sheheldherhandsthercheeksassheskherhead“ntgttheballifyntfeelfrtabletldherfriendshands
llyfeltnfusedchrishadsucceededinnvincinghertgttheball,butnf