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Show Fair Forever 143 Chapter Twenty Six No Party! We get our tests back in Algebra, and I'm dreading the results. Especially for Katie. I look over and smile, but she isn't looking my way. My chest grows even tighter. I miss three problems-not great-but Keaston gives me partial credit for problem twelve.. "Good job!" he writes encouragingly in red ink on the top. Katie turns over her exam slowly, like she's turning over a death sentence. When she sees her grade, I know she'll turn and scowl. Likely she'll choose to sit somewhere else at lunch. But suddenly her eyes light and her shoulders relax. She looks my way and shows me the test, mouthing the words, "I passed! I got a Seventy." And I can breathe again. I give her a thumbs-up and a grin, deciding once and for all to either throw my cell phone, or start using it like someone with a life. |