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PLACE4 ,X'S1 L1 R1L 9 MY H1D4 8,TELL U M1 ,SASSY10 ,JASM9E BEGS4 8,IN ,SASSY'S ,S*OOL1 ALL ! WALLS WD 2 DECORAT$ ) COLOR;L PICTURES1 ALL ! T1*]S WD PLAY R1LLY COOL MUSIC 9 ! CLASSES1 & WE'D N"E H HOME"W60 ,! GR[+ GR\P ( KIDS >.D ME *E]S1 & !N ! BELL R+S4 ,ALL ( A SUDD5 MY #BC SP>KLY BU2LE POPS4 A#BA ,DRESS$ 9 MAT*+ BLUE-&-:ITE UNI=MS1 WE DRAG \RVS 9TO \R CLASSROOMS ) ! CRACK$ W9D[S & DU/Y FLOORS4 ,I'VE N"E SE5 ! COLOR FU*SIA ANY": 9 T BUILD+4 -----------------------------------#BB ,,*APT] ,,F\R ,:O ,AM ,I8 ,:O ,>E ,Y8 ,Z WE TROOP 9TO ! BUILD+1 ,I ASK ,JASM9E1 8,:AT COLOR WD Y USE TO DESCRIBE ! WALLS ( \R S*OOL80 ,%E WR9KLES H] NOSE4 8,TUNA-FI% P9K60 ,WE CRACK UP4 8,Y ?9K WE'LL H /RAWB]RY JELLY D\M/R;G1 & E MORN+ %E REM9DS U1 8,F\R? GRADE IS ! BE/60 ,( C\RSE1 E T1*] SAYS T E A#BB YE>4 ,I ?9K X'S "S?+ !Y LE>N 9 T1*] S*OOL4 -----------------------------------#BC ,:5 ,MISS ,>M/R;G R1DS TO U1 H] VOICE REM9DS ME ( SAXOPH"O MUSIC4 ,X'S DEEP & RI* & PRETTY4 ,H] VOICE MAKES ^WS S.D L !Y'RE DANC+ ON FLUTT]+ L1VES1 ALL MAGICAL & MY/]I\S4 ,I DON'T TELL MY FRS /UFF L T1 H["E4 ,I ?9K !Y J HE> ORD9>Y ^WS :5 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SP1KS4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G K9DA LOOKS L A SAXOPH"O1 TOO4 ,%E'S ?9 AT ! TOP & CURV$ AT ! BOTTOM4 ,%E SMELLS L TANG]9ES4 ,I'VE SE5 ! CITRUS LO;N 9 H] TOP DESK DRAW]4 8,GD MORN+1 ,SASSY ,SIM"O60 %E SAYS Z ,I WALK 9TO ! ROOM4 8,HI1 ,MISS ,>M/R;G10 ,I REPLY4 ,%E GREETS E KID BY "N4 ,T'S ANO!R R1SON ,I L ,MISS ,>M/R;G4 ,%E ALW CALLS ME BY MY R1L "N4 ,"S"TS %E USES BO? MY "NS4 ,E "D1 F/ ?+ 9 ! MORN+1 WE H #BE LANGUAGE >TS4 ,I L R1D+ /ORIES A#BC & WRIT+ !M1 TOO4 ,X'S MY FAVORITE "P ( ! "D4 ,B X'S / FUN TO SEE H[ M* "T WE C WA/E 2F ! T1*] GETS />T$4 8,C ,I G BL[ MY NOSE80 ,TRAVIS ASKS EV5 2F ! 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GEL OV] H] H&S4 ,I USE "S1 TOO4 8,C ,I BORR[ A P5CIL1 ,SASSY80 ,PR9CESS ASKS4 ,I WI% MY MOM _H GIV5 ME AN ELEGANT "N L ,PR9CESS4 ,I GIVE H] A GOLD P5CIL ) A NEW ]AS]4 8,Y GOT "O M 9 "!80 ASKS ,RICKY4 8,D ,I LOOK L A /ORE80 ,I :ISP]1 B ,I DIG D[N & F9D "S?+ = HM ANYWAY4 ,I L TO 2 NE$$4 -----------------------------------#BE 8,LET'S N WA/E ANY M "T10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G REM9DS U4 ,I R1* 9TO ! P5CIL SEC;N ( MY ,SASSY ,SACK ONCE M1 & PULL \ A PURPLE SP>KLY P5CIL & A NOTEPAD S ,I C WRITE D[N :AT ,MISS ,>M/R;G SAYS4 ,T1*]S DON'T WANT TO ADMIT X1 B "S"TS !Y =GET :AT !Y TELL U1 S ,I ALW WRITE X D[N4 ,!N ,I NOTICE T ,MISS ,>M/R;G IS WE>+ "O BR[N %OE & "O BLUE %OE4 ,!Y >E ! SAME /YLE1 ) ?ICK RU2] SOLES ON ! BOTTOM & A SMALL BUTTON ON ! #BG TOP1 B !Y DON'T MAT*4 A#BE ,JASM9E NOTICES AT ! SAME "T ,I D4 ,%E LOOKS AT ME1 !N PO9TS AT ,MISS ,>M/R;G1 !N %E BR1KS 9TO GI7LES4 ,I TRY N TO LAU<1 B ,I C'T HELP X4 ,PRETTY SOON ,HOLLY IS HOLD+ H] M\?1 TRY+ TO HOLD 9 ! 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T1*] SAYS4 ,I C TELL %E'S TRY+ N TO LAU< AT ,TRAVIS4 8,C ,I WRITE AB H[ ,I MISS MY DADDY :ILE HE'S 9 ,IRAQ80 ,T&Y ASKS4 8,ABSOLUTELY10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G REPLIES4 8,H[ AB H[ T\< X IS TO 2 ! SMALLE/ P]SON ALL ! "T80 ,I ASK4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SMILES AT ME4 8,Y'LL GR[1 ,SASSY4 ,I PROMISE40 8,:580 ,I ASK4 8,WELL1 N TD4 ,2 PATI5T4 ,"S"TS 2+ LL IS A GD ?+10 ! T1*] SAYS4 ,I SI<4 ,GR[N-UPS ALW SAY T4 8,:5 WE F9I% \R ,8,:O ,AM ,I8,0 PROJECTS10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SAYS1 8WE'LL H A CELEBRA;N4 ,MAYBE EV5 B#BG PRIZES60 8,>E Y BR++ FOOD80 ,TRAVIS ASKS4 -----------------------------------#BH 8,MAYBE10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SAYS4 8,I PROMISE X W 2 FUN40 8,IF Y SAY S10 ,TRAVIS SAYS1 %AK+ 8 H1D4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G 3T9UES4 8,LET'S />T BY TALK+ AB \R MIDDLE "NS4 ,"S"TS T'S A GD WAY TO ?9K AB \RVS 9 A DI6]5T WAY40 8,MY MIDDLE "N IS ,SIM"O10 ,I TELL ! CLASS PR\DLY4 8,M9E IS ,C>AMIA4 ,X M1NS ,8DE> "O1,00 ,C>MELITA SAYS4 8,ADORABLE10 ! T1*] REPLIES4 8,S :AT'S .1YR MIDDLE "N1 ,MIZ ,>M/R;G80 ,RICKY ASKS4 ,! T1*] MAKES A FACE L %E J SUCK$ A PIECE ( RAW FI%4 8,FAIR 5\<4 ,I'LL TELL Y40 ,%E TAKES A BR1?4 8,MY FULL "N IS ,QUE5 ,LACKAWANNA ,CADILLAC ,M]C$ES ,>M/R;G4 ,MY "M _H HI< HOPES & GRT DR1MS = ME40 ,%E LOOKS AT ! CLASS OV] H] GLASSES4 #CA ,NOBODY1 N EV5 ,TRAVIS1 MAKES A#BH A SM>T REM>K4 ,I C TELL HE'S TRY+ N TO BU/ \ LAU<+1 ?\<4 ,!N %E SAYS1 8,X'S OKAY1 KIDS4 ,I "K X'S A M\?;L4 ,:5 ,I 0 9 K9D]G>T51 ,I _H A R1LLY H>D "T LE>N+ TO WRITE MY "N60 ,%E LAUMELITA ASKS %YLY4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G GR9S4 8,MY FRS CALL ME ,QUE5IE10 -----------------------------------#BI %E TELLS U1 8B ,I BETT] N HE> "O ( Y CALL+ ME T60 ,PR9CESS RAISES H] H&4 8,MY "M SAYS ,I'M H] LL PR9CESS1 S ,I'M SORTA L Y4 ,MY MIDDLE "N IS ,BUTT]FLY40 ,%E LOOKS PR\D4 8,LOVELY10 SAYS ! T1*]4 8,MY NICK"N IS ,C>AMEL10 ,C>MELITA SAYS4 8,X'S AL MY FAVORITE K9D ( C&Y40 8,YUMMY10 ! T1*] REPLIES4 8,:AT'S YR MIDDLE "N1 ,TRAVIS80 ,PR9CESS ASKS HM4 8,TREE40 ,HE K9DA MUMBLES ! A#BI ANSW]4 8,= R1L80 8,YEP1 ,TRAVIS ,TREE ,SMI?40 ,:AT'S WR;G ) GR[N-UPS8 8,MY MIDDLE "N IS ,H1V510 SAYS ,HOLLY4 8,T'S PRETTY10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G ANSW]S ) "O ( H] *E];L T1*] LOOKS4 ,HOLLY EXPLA9S1 8,X'S A COMB9A;N ( MY MOM'S "N ,- ,H1!R ,- & MY DAD'S "N ,- ,KEV940 ,N[ T'S MY K9D ( CR1TIV;Y4 8,:AT IF ALL ( U _H "NS MADE UP ( \R P>5TS' "NS80 ,MISS ,>M/R;G ASKS ! CLASS4 ,T&Y RAISES H] H&4 8,MY MOM'S "N IS ,NAYLA & -----------------------------------#CJ MY DAD'S "N IS ,TONY4 ,T WD MAKE ME ,TOENAIL60 ,"EYBODY LAU & MY MOM IS ,ES!R10 SAYS ,C>MELITA4 8,T WD MAKE ME ,SIE/A40 8,T'S N S BAD10 ,RICKY SAYS1 #CC 8B :AT AB ,JACK & ,KELLY8 ,T'S A#CJ MY FOLKS' "NS4 ,I'D 2 CALL$ ,JACKAL60 8,& ,2ATRICE & ,/ILLMAN80 ,RU/Y ADDS4 8,MY "N WD 2 ,2 ,/ ,JOHNSON40 8,N A BAD IDEA10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SAYS4 ,RU/Y IS ALW \ ( 8 S1T4 8,I ?9K M9E IS ! WOR/ POSSIBIL;Y10 SAYS ,*>LES ,PA9T]4 ,HE HAS ! DEEPE/ VOICE ( ANY BOY 9 ! F\R? GRADE4 ,HE S.DS L A MAN :5 HE TALKS4 8,TELL U60 8,MY MOM'S "N IS ,GLORIA & MY DAD IS ,DAMON4 ,T WD MAKE ME ,"D,GLO ,PA9T]60 ,"EYBODY1 EV5 ! T1*]1 CRACKS UP4 8,NO1 ,I ?9K ,I H ! WOR/10 ,TRAVIS SAYS4 8,MY "F'S "N IS ,MIT*ELL40 8,&80 ,HOLLY SAYS1 CURIOS;Y 9 H] VOICE4 8,MY "M'S "N IS ,VONDA40 8,T'S A NICE "N10 ,I TELL HM4 8,WELL1 IF Y COMB9E ! TWO "NS40 ,HE PAUSES4 8,!Y MAKE 444 VOMIT60 -----------------------------------#CA 8,YEEW60 WE ALL CRY \4 8,Y W960 8,LET'S TRY TO 2 J Z CR1TIVE ) YR P]SONAL;Y PROJECTS10 ! T1*] A#CA REM9DS ! CLASS4 ,T1*]S ALW FIGURE \ H[ TO MAKE KIDS /OP LAU<+ & GET BACK TO "W4 ,"EYBODY IS QUIET & "W+4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G GRADES PAP]S AT H] DESK :ILE WE "W ON \R ASSIGN;TS4 ,T'S :5 ,TRAVIS GETS 8 H1D /UCK 9 A *AIR4 -----------------------------------#CB ,,*APT] ,,FIVE ,TRAVIS ,WE>S A ,*AIR ,TRAVIS %ATT]S ! SIL;E4 8,HELP60 HE CRIES4 ,HE S.DS PRETTY FRANTIC4 ,HE SITS "O R[ AWAY F ME1 S ,I TURN TO 8 DESK4 ,HE'S N "!4 8,HELP60 HE CRIES AG4 ,I LOOK 2H 8 DESK1 & "!1 ON 8 KNEES1 IS ,TRAVIS4 ,8 H1D IS /UCK "? ! RUNGS ( ! *AIR 2H HM4 ,MISS ,>M/R;G RUNS OV] TO HM4 8,H[ DID Y D ?1 ,TRAVIS80 %E ASKS4 #CE ,T1*]S ALW ASK "QS EV5 ?\< ! A#CB ANSW] IS CLE>4 -----------------------------------#CC 8,I J WANT$ TO SEE IF MY H1D CD FIT "? T OP5+10 HE EXPLA9S4 8,:Y80 ,I ASK ,TRAVIS4 8,J 2C1 ,I GUESS10 ,TRAVIS REPLIES4 8,X SEEM$ L A GD IDEA A FEW M9UTES AGO40 ,! RE/ ( ! CLASS IS HOV]+ CLOSE1 N SURE IF WE %D GI7LE OR 2 WORRI$4 8,SIT D[N1 *N10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SAYS QUIETLY4 8,LET'S GIVE HM "S SPACE40 8,GET ME \60 ,TRAVIS CALLS \4 ,HE LOOKS L A SQUIRREL POK+ 8 H1D \ ( A HOLE 9 A TREE4 8,LET'S TRY TO G BACKW>D10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G SU7E/S1 8& REV]SE :AT Y DID TO GET /UCK40 ,TRAVIS TRIES TO NOD 8 H1D1 B HE LOOKS SC>$4 8,I'LL HOLD YR H1D & E>S1 & Y TRY TO PULL BACK "? ! RUNGS ( ! *AIR4 ,>E Y R1DY80 %E ASKS4 8,Y1H10 ,TRAVIS SAYS4 8,R1DY1 SET1 SQUEEZE60 ,MISS A#CC ,>M/R;G SAYS4 ,TRAVIS GRUNTS1 B NO?+ HAPP5S4 8,[60 HE YELPS4 8,X HURTS60 8,WE'RE GO+ TO NE$ HELP10 ! T1*] SAYS ) AU?OR;Y4 8,I'M CALL+ N9E-"O-"O40 8,AM ,I 9 TR\BLE80 ,TRAVIS ASKS4 ,HE S.DS WORRI$4 -----------------------------------#CD 8,NO1 DE>10 ,MISS ,>M/R;G REPLIES4 8,B ,I DON'T WANT Y TO GET HURT1 S ,I'M GO+ TO LET PR(ES.NALS D ?40 8,W ,I 2 ON ! NEWS80 ,TRAVIS ASKS HOPE;LLY4 ,! T1*] LAU H] CALL ! PR9CIPAL & ! EM]G5CY P & ,TRAVIS'S MOM4 ,WE ALL SIT ON ! FLOOR >.D ,TRAVIS4 ,? IS BETT] ?AN A C>TOON ON ,,TV4 8,>E Y OKAY80 ,C>MELITA ASKS4 ,%E WANTS TO 2 A NURSE :5 %E GR[S UP4 ,%E COV]S ,TRAVIS ) 8 JACKET ,- #CG WELL1 ! BACK HALF ( HM4 A#CD ,HE LOOKS L A HORSE ) A BLANKET ON 8 BACK1 R1DY TO G TO ! B>N4 ,RU/Y SAYS1 8,I BET ? GETS U \ ( CLASS"W = ! RE/ ( ! "D6 ,WAY TO G1 ,TRAVIS60 ,I DIG D[N 9TO MY SACK & PULL \ A PACK ( TROPICAL FRUIT ,LIFE,SAV]S4 ,! FLAVORS >E P9EAPPLE & MANGO & PAS.N FRUIT4 ,I DON'T %>E ^? ) ANYBODY B 2C HE SEEMS TO NE$ X1 ,I (F] "O TO ,TRAVIS4 8,Y WANT "S80 ,I HOLD ! PACKAGE 9 MY H& & (F] X TO ,TRAVIS4 8,MAYBE LAT]1 ,SASSY10 HE SAYS4 ,HE HAS TR\BLE %AK+ 8 H1D TO SAY NO4 -----------------------------------#CE ,!N ,I R1LIZE T (F]+ HM C&Y IS A PRETTY DUMB IDEA4 ,8 H&S >E ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! B>S1 S IF HE EATS ! C&Y1 ,I W H TO FE$ X TO HM4 ,I ?9K AB X = A M9UTE1 !N ,I USE MY ?UMBNAIL TO OP5 ! ROLL ( C&Y & REMOVE ! F/ "O4 ,X'S YELL[I%-ORANGE1 ! MANGO-FLAVOR$ "O4 ,I C'T RESI/4 ,I POP X 9TO MY M\?4 ,X'S DELICI\S4 A#CE ,! SECOND C&Y IS LEMON4 ,HE C H T "O4 ,I TAKE X \ ( ! ROLL1 PUT X 2T MY ?UMB & F/ F+]1 & G5TLY PLACE X ON 8 BOTTOM LIP4 ,HE GO2LES X QKLY4 8,?ANKS1 ,SASSY10 ,TRAVIS SAYS ) FEEL+4 8,C ,I H ANO!R "O80 ,I EAT ! PAS.N FRUIT & P9EAPPLE C&IES1 & ,I GIVE HM ! LIME-GRE5 "O1 : COMES \ ( ! ROLL NEXT4 ,TRAVIS SMILES4 ,NOBODY ELSE ASKS = C&Y4 ,I'M R1LLY GLAD AB T4 8,TRAVIS LOOKS SW1TY1 ,MISS ,>M/R;G10 ,C>MELITA SAYS4 8,HELP %D 2 "H 9 FIVE M9UTES10 ! T1*] REPLIES4 ,I / WANT TO HELP1 S ,I DIG D[N 9TO MY BAG ONCE M & ? "T ,I PULL \ A SMALL H&HELD FAN4 ,I TURN X ON & X BL[S COOL AIR ON 8 FACE4 ,X SEEMS TO HELP4 8,?ANKS4 ,T FEELS GD1 ,SASSY4 ,:AT ELSE D Y H 9 T BAG Y C>RY80 -----------------------------------#CF ,I DON'T WANT ! :OLE CLASS TO "K ALL MY SECRETS1 S ,I J PULL \ A #CI C\PLE ( ?+S4 A#CF 8,AN 9K P5 T WRITES 9 SIX DI6]5T COLORS10 ,I SAY Z ,I PLACE X ON ! FLOOR 9 FRONT ( 8 FACE4 8,SUNGLASSES 9 CASE ! W1!R IS NICE1 & MITT5S 9 CASE X'S N60 8,SASSY'S BAG IS S COOL10 ,JASM9E SAYS4 8,Y GOT ANY GR1SE 9 "!80 ,T&Y ASKS4 8,MAYBE WE C MAKE 8 H1D SLIPP]Y & SLIDE ,TRAVIS \60 ,I %AKE MY H1D NO & PUT MY /UFF BACK 9TO MY BAG4 8,SUPPOSE !Y C'T GET Y LOOSE80 ,RICKY SAYS TO ,TRAVIS4 8,Y'D H TO SP5D ! RE/ ( YR LIFE ON YR KNEES ) A *AIR >.D YR H1D60 8,H[ WD Y G TO ! 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