Dz‘””›ǡdz•ƒ‹†ǡDz™ƒ•–Š‹‹‰ƒ„‘—–•‘‡–Š‹‰Ǥdz DzŠǫdz Her frown disappeared as if it had never been there and she leaned in, peering at me with intense interest. I briefly hastened my pace to regain a Ž‹––Ž‡†‹•–ƒ…‡ǡ–Š‡„‘„„‡†›Š‡ƒ†ƒ†•ƒ‹†ǡDz‡ƒŠǡ‹–ǯ••‘‡–Š‹‰ǯ˜‡ been thinking about for a while. Seriously, too, for o…‡Ǥdz DzŠ‘ƒǨ‡ŽŽǡ‘—–™‹–Š‹–Ǥdz Dzǯ˜‡„‡‡–Š‹‹‰ƒ„‘—–›‘—Ǥdz ™ƒ•…ƒ”‡ˆ—Ž‘––‘–—”–Š‹•‹–‘ƒ†”ƒƒ–‹…•…‡‡Ǥ†‹†ǯ–•–‘’ ™ƒŽ‹‰ǡ†‹†ǯ–Ž‘‘ƒ–Š‡”Ǣ–”‹‡†–‘•ƒ›‹–ƒ•…ƒ•—ƒŽŽ›ƒ•…‘—Ž†Ǥ‡™‹ˆ she took what I said too seriously, she would be a pain about it. But being a pain was who she was, and her reaction trampled all over my careful maneuvering. Dz„‘—–‡ǫdz•Š‡‰ƒ•’‡†ǤDz•–Š‹•™Šƒ––Š‹‹–‹•ǫ”‡›‘—ƒ„‘—––‘ …‘ˆ‡••›‘—”Ž‘˜‡–‘‡ǫ‘—ǯ”‡‰‡––‹‰‡ƒŽŽˆŽ—•–‡”‡†Ǩdz I waited —–‹Ž•Š‡™ƒ•ˆ‹‹•Š‡†ǤŠ‡•ƒ‹†ǡDz‘–Ž‹‡–Šƒ–Ǥdz DzǯŽ‹•–‡‹‰Ǥdz –‹ŽŽ‡‡’‹‰›–‘‡—––‡”Ž›…ƒ•—ƒŽǡƒ•‡†ǡDz•‹–”‡ƒŽŽ›ƒŽŽ”‹‰Š–ˆ‘” you to be spending what little time you have organizing books in the school Ž‹„”ƒ”›ǫdz She tilted her head in …‘ˆ—•‹‘ǤDz‡ŽŽǡ›‡ƒŠǡ‘„˜‹‘—•Ž›ǤŠ›™‘—Ž†ǯ– ‹–„‡ǫdz Dz†‘ǯ––Š‹–Š‡”‡ǯ•ƒ›–Š‹‰‘„˜‹‘—•ƒ„‘—–‹–Ǥdz DzŠǫdz•Š‡ƒ•‡†ǤDz†™Šƒ–†‘›‘—•—‰‰‡•–•Š‘—Ž†„‡†‘‹‰ ‹•–‡ƒ†ǫdz Dz‘ǯ–›‘—Šƒ˜‡ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ–Š‹‰•›‘—™ƒ––‘†‘ǫ‹‡‡‡–‹‰—’™‹–Š your first crush, or maybe hitchhiking around in foreign countries until you ˆ‹†–Š‡’Žƒ…‡›‘—™ƒ––‘•’‡†›‘—”Žƒ•–†ƒ›•ǫdz This time she tilted her head in the opposite direction. She hummed ‹†‹•ƒ‰”‡‡‡–ƒ†•ƒ‹†ǡDz‰‡–™Šƒ–›‘—ǯ”‡•ƒ›‹‰ǡ„—–ǥ‡–‡’—–‹– this ™ƒ›ǣ›‘—Šƒ˜‡–Š‹‰•›‘—™ƒ––‘†‘„‡ˆ‘”‡›‘—†‹‡ǡ–‘‘ǡ”‹‰Š–ǫdz Dz‰—‡•••‘Ǥdz Dz‡–›‘—ǯ”‡‘–†‘‹‰–Š‡Ǥ‹–Š‡”‘‡‘ˆ—•…‘—Ž††‹‡–‘‘””‘™ǤŠƒ– goes the same for you and just as much for me. Every day is worth the same as any other. What I did o”†‹†ǯ–†‘–‘†ƒ›†‘‡•ǯ–…Šƒ‰‡‹–•™‘”–ŠǤ‘†ƒ›ǡ Šƒ†ˆ—Ǥdz