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Show Inside Out, 141 him and he stepped closer to me. People were trying to get around us. Let them struggle, I thought. "Oh, man, I was up so late reading that I completely forgot. Tomorrow, for sure," he said. I shrugged. "That's cool," I said. He reached out and touched my arm. Actually touched me. My brain cells fired electrons everywhere and I felt it down in my toes. "You'll love it," he said. And then he was gone. I had to pace my breathing while I packed up my backpack. I saw Terra leave the room and suddenly knew she had seen the whole thing. When I got home, Leslie was just finishing up a phone call. With Sophie. "Oh, here's Andli," she said into the phone. "Do you want to talk to her?" I waved my arms and shook my head, mouthing no! Leslie frowned. "Oh, no, sorry, Sophie, I guess she can't talk now." I sat down at the table with a bowl of corn pops while Leslie finished her conversation with Sophie. Such enthusiasm! Such brightness and joy! It was like Leslie and Sophie were long-lost sisters or something. After Leslie hung up the phone, she sat down at the table across from me. For a minute, she just watched me. The kitchen was filled with the sound of crunching corn pops. Finally, I said, "What?" "Andli, why do you hate her so much?" "I don't hate her." |
