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Show Inside Out, 132 Chapter 28: Terra "Yesterday Russel asked me if Leah liked him. I mean, how blind can you be? Guys are so dense." "Does she know he asked?" Terra asked. She cradled the phone next to her ear as she opened her microwave popcorn bag. Popcorn could count as dinner, couldn't it? Grain, the staff of life. And butter-that was protein, right? "Yeah. Of course I told her. He probably wanted me to." "So what did she do? Did she call him? Has he called her?" "I doubt it. They've been hanging around together as 'friends' so long, it's going to be impossible for them to figure out the next move. Makes me laugh, really." "Yeah." "So how's your little kitty?" "Oh, I don't know. He got in another fight last night. There was all this yowling, and I tried to go get him, but he wouldn't come in. This morning he showed up on the doorstep all messed up again. I don't know what to do about it. I used to try keeping him in at night, but he yowls to go out." "Poor little guy. You should bring him to school one time so I can see him." "Yeah, that would go over great at school. I would keep him in my locker and he would cry. Or maybe take him to my classes with me . . . " It was a little weird, how it went unspoken that Terra never invited Martina over to her house. There was an awkward silence. "So, where've you been lately?" Martina asked. "Oh, I've been working a lot." |