dt chapt 1 excerpt 9-21-11
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C h a p t e r 1
Ignacio Torrez stepped into h Mlbu Hh Shl ri
high , v ius br h ss sr yig.
I h ry b h wrs ys his i. His righ h i pu s h spp his r prh h rig,
his skrs, br-w whi Nik Air Jr Rr, ws w
si uky sh gry. His h k his iP urig hir
riv his w sh, wih h xus h sh i w hi is
i i ss hv his hrs s i. His rgu h
i ws riiuus s shig i rr kp i r gigs h hr. Fw his rgus i. Sh h si-
py ur hrs i Spish iu rivig, igrig hi.
Tigs y g wrs wh hy rh h sh. Si Ai
rrz ws suh ui u, sh sur h hy rriv i h
priips u h hur ry. T w h rpi sk,
surpris s y su br h had b hr, h hv s w bh i h hwy wi r h priip
rriv. Igi, wih hiry ius ki iP isr hi,
his rs i rusri wh s his uur sss bg
rik i hrugh h ub gss rs iry i r hi. I
k y w ius r hi s h h kis hr wr rgiy
ir r h s h kw i L.A. Ls Ags ws viru r-
upi shi, bu grs Miburg High s rss
i y w sys. Ty wr ihr prppy hrs h k ik hy
wr srigh u J.Crw gu, r hy wr k r h
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i gh grbk -shirs skiy js, bk high-ps h
k ik Cvrs kks, su bk hr brs.
Tr ws hi hip-hp i h p, whih h Ig-
i, i his br-w L.A. Dgrs p, hig jrsy, bggy js, whi skrs (w, whi gry) wu s u v
r. N y ws h h w ki i ry s sh, bu h ws
sur h ws h y Mxi ki i h wh w.
A h whi, his hr pppr hi wih xhris: Si up
srigh, mijo. Qui suhig.
I suhig, M.Yu g yur pr, righ?
I g i.
Mk sur yu ur higs i i hr. Yu sy rgiz,
Ni. I w hr his I s y hwrk rp. Yu
isig ?
Sur, M. I isig. H sigh, wishig h u u hr u.Bu his hr h h grig vi hi-skr, uig hr
u, uruy, ws ipssib. I h i giv h prpr rspss,
sh wu jus b r rss i hr irivs.
A k h h. Yu kw i hy w h i his sh.
Yu k ik s ki hug! Yu w y gg bushI ,
nonsense w yu hr, yu?I kw, I kw. I . H i rv his h.
Cry? S, hs wh I , mijoyu g r ipr-
higs hik bu bsis big . Why yu hik yur
hr I v yu u Suh Cr? g yu wy r
hs ggshs hys i h hhs why. Ev hugh h
h vr b i gg, h ri si r h . C ,
whs wrg wih yu? sh prsis. Ar yu xi? Tis is rsh
sr r yu. Fr us, yu kw? A psk h h. O
sh w.
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Jus wh his hrs gu h srs pssig sus
wr ry srig urv Igi, h srry u i h
hwy ivi hi Ai bk i h . Wh w
ws v wrs h wh h br. Ai sp ry-v i-us xpiig h priip h rss r hir v, h wy
r Ciri. Sh k r s g h v h priip, shr,
hi, big wih pr-gri his , k ik h ws bu
. Wh Mrs. rrz y k brh, Mr. Iis p
h ppruiy (iry) sr Igi i ubi i rr
h , giv hi shrp ubr-w pi, hi u quik p s.
I k hi w h hurs.
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T sky vr h irpr ws rk, righ wih s-v-
ig bk us. Shs ri br h bkp, pig h wi-
shis h rs vs SUVs h i up h urb, wih husbs hrs byris gr pik up hir rriv-
ig v s. Bu hr ws hr pik up Ai B.
Sh s h siwk, isig h p rubs is-
hur, surru by hig s pik uggg wih pr
whi wrs i. A yr g, wh sh h rgg hs bgs i
h prurs ri, sh h hugh hy wr rb. Nw, hirir i brrss hr. I ws jus y hgs h h
k p wihi hr si s Spbr. Sh ws ih r s r,
uh hirs hi, sh kw. Hr ury b hir,
whih h ry rh hr wis, ws w u s shr h pyi
bry rh hr shurs sh h y i rk. T surss
whi rig sh h wr yr g wr w rp wih rk
bu -shir, js, pir skrs. Ev hr ys wr ir.
Evry g i h irrr r i. Ty h shw g r h
brigh zur Cribb v h rk bu p, urbu s.
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T y hig h ri uhg ws h k ru hr
k, h k hr hr h giv hr w yrs br sh w wy.
Hr s b jus h s, . H ws ry h hur
.Jus s sh g w hr ph puh i his ubr,
r r up h urb, gig r s, h srh sp
i r hr. I ws bk Mrs, is by g, , sk, is
wiws i s ipssiby rk sh bk, is gig
pi iu. Ai h vr s i br, bu sh uiy
grbb h hs w hr bgs bg rggig h wrh rs ruk. Sh ws us big pik up by g, bk,
xpsiv rs sis hr hr ws rivig, is pi
bu iprs huur. As sh pprh h Mrs, h ruk
swy p, s i Ai pssss s ki ruk-pig gi.
Sh h hugh sh h gi i hr , br s Spbr
w. Nw, sh kw h ruh.T rgs hr suiss hu h urb, sh his i
up, bh hs h h, sriig vry us i hr pi, -
-yr- by i i up i h wiig ruk.
A h Jk B rg r h r. Ev Ai
kw hr hr ws hs , wih his pry sy s--
pppr hir, br shurs, hs h k usur ur hisshr swr. His his jw uig gry ys k r
ik hy bg h vr Soap Opera Digest h h rriv-
s ri hir-r rgi irpr. H s x h r,
shuig i Buh hsshig bu rig urry
xhg rswhi Ai g hr uggg i h ruk.
Yep. At least Dad never changes, Ai hugh s sh s h ruk
hr wy up h pssgr s.
Wh i, Jk si.
Ai p h pssgr r.
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I kig yu, yug y.
Ai k up hr hr. H ws rwig hr w vr h
r h r.
Srry, I hugh yu wr si yur ph higy, sh si.Nvr s h ruk, h si irriby. Trs bu. I ss
uiy, righ? H g i h r shu h r.
Srry, sh si s sh g i h pssgr si, h ur,
I iss yu, .
H i s hr hr, bu sh wu hv r uh i h h.
T riv Miburg k hur h g wiigw- highwy. A h whi, Ai s wih hr h ur h
righ s r s hr k wu w, h si hr prss gis h
pry supp hr s, whi hr hr shu i his Buh
bu s big prpry . Wih gr, sh r h srks
ri s hy quivr sr rss h gss. Ousi, h-
brs is wriy. T ywig husks ri r sks srw up rw i hir s, sk by ri shivr by wi. As
hy r Miburg, h sry hg, h r
wi-p priri isppr. Frss pss by hr wiw w, h
vs hir wrig, prhisri rs sh hrugh wih r y-
w, brw rg. Sh u hr rvri wh hy pss
, sr ry h h b Miburg S. Pis b quip ir h grus, s h wiws i
h i sruur h ubuiigs wr si br up. A his
iir sigh h hr hy wr s h, Ai y ur
hr h rwr k u h wishi.
By h i hy ur i Miburg, h ri ws ig y
iriy. Suigh sp hrugh h bk, rig sr
us, kig h rirps h wishi gis. As hy pss
hrugh h Fs, sy pr w sh usuy igr, Ai hk
r x ssgs hr ph. O r hr w xsuy prr bk
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i M, r hr , ig hr h b h irpr
hr igh. Nhig r h prs i h wr sh s
w hr r.
Bu h hr r hr hr i h s six hs, Ai ws bgiig hik hy vr wu.
Wh hy pss h Miburg Ui Churh, whih ws h
y hurh wihi iy iis, i quivr r ik swy up
Ais spi, s i wys i whvr sh sw h hurhs i
ss . Arig pqu r h r, Frh srs
bui h i shry br h Luisi Purhs, i ws hs sruur i h s. I ws s , h pqu si, h hr ws
rr wh i h uy b bui. Ms hisris
i ru 1800, bu s i i ws v r h h. T
buiig, h ry, v h hug rs h i h hurh-
yr k xy s hy h h y Ai . Ty wr r-
ig h ri si Miburg w, whr isur r hsr h ur h brik srrs h rk r ri b. Tis
ws h ww Ais hihh hrwr sr wih h
s gr whbrrws u r; h i r shp wih is sig i
h shp hug i r ; h brbrshp wih is y-
srip p; h Dug-Ou Dir, whr kis sis w r
r-sh rh ris. O ppsi s Mi Sr hr wr up rss shps ( sriy uur sriy gh),
bw h wr hir s, sh sr, Ii rsur,
gs si. Tr ws s h gri sr, g b
w, whih r h s hr yrs h b rur b h uur
h Miburgs vry w H Dp, bu h h hpp
y. A h ws pry uh i.
Sh h b g r yr, sh riz wih sikig hr,
hig hr h hg. Absuy hig.
I g g bk wrk, Jk si, uppig h vr his hs.
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I rp yu sh. Jus g h , hy g yu rr.
I hugh yb I sr rrw r shig, sh si hp-
uy. C I s g h hg rs?
Lk, jus h w w vry prpry i h Fs by sprig.A w ipvrish s r h r ur g gus, Jk si
i his hs, h upp his h vr i gi.
Ai, h si, his vi w hrig. I w yu is
. Yu ss up I once yu b bk i M-
s s yur pry i h wi spi. Yu urs ?
Ai .Yu urs? Jk rp, ur his i.
Ys, Ai whispr. I urs pry.
G. Iv g gig righ w, I hv i
yh, I si hr. Agi Jks i ws riv his hs.
Ai r h hrugh hr hir, pushig h bgs u hr ys,
us vry us sh h kp h rs h wr rigr ruig w hr hks.
Sh h igi hr hig wu b py ir:
hr siig brig hr, hr brhr, Rik, wih hr bs ri,
Mggi (wh ws s his girri), hr hr ris hr, wi-
ig h ri. Sh h v w hrs igi Welcome
Home br, prss, pry, k. Nw, s isppi shvy s i hr sh, sh kw hw ish h h b. Nh-
ig ws gig b br. Nhig wu b ir. T y hig
h h hg ws hr.
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Wh Igi rg r h ubi i h priips , his
ys squiy r srig w h s, his i supy
wr-u. A hr wr his hr h priip hig
hppiy ghr, s i hy wr w bs ris.
Tis day cant possibly get any worse, h hugh i spir.
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Lk, Ni, his si brighy. Mr. Iis I g yur
shu gur u. Sh r Igi wh k ik pik
rip r. As h s h sss, h u hry biv his ys:
Precalculus
11th Grade English Honors
Home Economics
Drama
Anatomy/Physiology
Phys Ed
Choir
H sr his hr, iruus. G hig his r is pik,
h si.
Why?
Bus wih sss ik hs, vrys gig hik I gir.
H ? Dr? Chir? C , M.Yu us ik sig i h hurh hir.
Yh, wh I ws sv! A r?
Yu ik .
Brk , M! I ik break ! N h s hig s
usi hr. Is uy pry uh h ppsi.
T priip spp rwr, his vr-prs gri grwig vwir i r ius h si.
H is is rquir ss, Igi. A r us yur
huiis rquir. Yu Mr. Brigh is gr hr. A
I hik yu igh jus hv s u, . H gv Igi big us-r
ss wik.
I ws r h hr ws sig up his pwr u, s Ig-
i jus shv h pik r i h pk his js shrugg,
kwgig . H ws si b us hr ywy;
h uh ws ry r. Why jus r wih i?
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I only we hadnt le L.A., h hugh r h iih i s h w
his Priip Iis ur h sh. A his ris
his rw, his usi Ri, his bs gir Criss, hwr
w hurs is wy. A hr h ws, iky i sh wihbu h s y sus s hr h b Suh Crs S
High, yb v wr. T ibrry hr h y hr purs. T
gysiu ws iy, hr wr bskb hps usi whr h
u py pikup g r sss. T r h ur prgrss, h
r prss h , ui y h priip spp hi his
i r big piur wiw h k i h ri.W, hr yu g, Igi, Mr. Iis si, rvusy jigig s
kys i his pk wih h. Why yu h i grb
yurs s uh? Arwr, yu g h k yur wy
h h- r. Yu rbr whr h is?
Hw u I rg? Igi ub.
His spp rwr h , wih h quikss uii, grbb his bw bh hr pws p kiss squr
his rh, kig u skig su. H rubb brisky h
sp, h k his h. A s sh h ipsik pri.
w girs wh s rby ig gis hir krs ugh
uy. Igi ws s brrss h ik h igh shriv up ik
s sug br hir ys. H gr his hr, urius, bu i sy yhig. T wu y us hi urhr huiii. B-
r sp i h uhr w wih whvr igiy h h .
H s up s srigh s h u x h Mr. Iis.
Tk yu, sir.
Yur w, Igi, h priip rsp, pupig his
h up w ik s hr. A w Miburg
High. I kw yu s righ h.
As h priip wk wy, Igi g his hr s
i. Sh ws big pruy hi.
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D k rub, sh whispr.
D wrry, M, h si. Is g.
Igi ur wy r hr , s quiky s h u, push his
wy hrugh h ub rs i h ri, spig r h i hr.
T s hi hi h is h wk i hik wv uk
rshig vr hi sig ru his h. A s h qusib
r ri ws h s hr s i ws i Suh Cr. As
h wk bw w rws bs, w kis pus, ibi, k
up hih w ki, h Mxi ki, h hug i h bggy ps, hwir wih whi sh gry . Or, s, h igi
hy wr kig hi. I ws s iry pssib, h hugh s h
pss b pry girs wh wr ry igrig hi, h by
ws kig hi . H ws sur whih pssibiiy ws wrs.
H his wy hrugh h z bs ws pprhig
h h uh i wh h i h s hr guys i i h hi. O h ws big, usur, WASP-kig b-
pyr yp wh k s i h h b sh r h pgs
Abrrbi & Fih g. Tis gi ws hig wih w-rss
Asi guy bhi hi. T Asi ki ws bu h shrr h Abr-
rbi, wih spiky hir, pru hkbs, hi bu usur
rs rss his hs. Igi, h k ik h ihrrs r hs -igh shws h Cr Nwrk.
Good, h hugh.I may be the only Mexican here, but at least they have
an Asian.
I ws h guy sig i i bhi h Asi ki, hwvr, wh
ry ugh Igis y. H wr rk gry hi wih h h
pu up vr his h. I Igi h b gs si i L.A., h
wu hv hugh h p ws bu g rbb. T h ki
ws vrg high vrg bui s up bk
r Abrrbi Ai, ry pr hir vrsi.
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As Igi g i i bhi hi, h ki k bk hi, bu
y gig hi r bh w rr srs hi-gh
brw hir. hr ws jus h sig g, h Hi k
rwr gi. Wih h, h pu h h wr vr his .Igi rh i his ps pk, pu u his w, ug
hrugh i, ig up wih up -r bis. H wr
i h shu srik up vrsi wih h u i r hi. O
h, Hi s ik h s irsig ki h s i Mi-
burg s r. O h hr h, kis wh wk ru wih hir
hs vrig hir s s i Igis xpriwr ihrrubkrs r isi yps wh i w b bhr. A
ihr hs yps wr kis Igi ws supps b ris
wih i his w i.
T r ws s, hwvr, wh h h guy ur bk
Igi spk rs, his wrs s s Igi u bry h
wh h si.Whs h? h sk.
G h , h h ki si gi.
Igi sy whr h ws, wrig why his guy wu w
hi g rs. Ws hr s w iy big ish up by h
uh y h his guy ws ryig wi r? Ws Hi ryig s
hi up r shig? Or ws h jus ryig b i?Yu sur? Igi sk, hsiig.
Yh, g h, h ki si.
Igi spp up.
S, yur w, huh?
Nw h Igi ws i r, h ws b k bk s h
h guys gur, squr-jw r ry. H k pry
uh s Igi h xp hi r h quik g h h g-
br: igh ys gish rk hir. Igi ws jug
buy, bu r wy h girs rw ru rby b wr gzig
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hi, h us b pry g-kig. Eihr h, r h girs wr sr-
ig Igi. Myb hy h vr s Mxi ki br.
Hi rp h phrs. Yur w ?
Yh. I sik u h uh?Hi guy shrugg. Miburg is s w. Evry pry
uh kws vry. H pus, his ys rrwig sighy. Whr
yu iv?
Igi hsi gi, brrss. Ty h jus v i, h
h bhr riz his rss y. Yu kw whI
yu i I u. W jus g i Sury.Hus r pr?
Igi h iir sikig ig; h p h his pr-
s h v i ws pry ru-w. H i w b kw
s h gh ki, spiy his rs y sh. Si, hr ws
pi i yig, spiy i s w. Apr, h si.
Yu rss h ri rks g sh?Igi kw h swr h . H h s spi OJ
vr his wh h r h bup vr h rks h rig.
Yh, w rss h.
A rk si rg r h shw h h, h guy
x h. Rph.
Igi. Bu pp Nss.Igi ws surpris h srgh Rphs grip. I ws ik
gig his h squz wih ky wrh. H ri rur s
uh srgh, bu h ws riv wh Rph g.
T i sr vig gi, Igi Rph w gz
hrugh h brh gur sris prs, h i-
ig ir uh r, h gig rusy ur h rg gw
h h ps. A rpy, wir-hi guy wh k ik h i
wrig hir sr h xpy, i h. Igi rw.
Whs g? h sk Rph.
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Rph sr. Nhig. Bu I gig h w burri.
Igi k w s sr suvr ri
ub.
Du, I kw burris. Ts burri.Rph si gi.
Pizz, Igi i u u.
I k y hs wih h burri, Rph si wih huk.
Iv h h pizz. A h h-h ish up w ps shv
h rss h urp.
Rph Igi h pu hir ps rg psi rys w wr h hku, si bhi Abrrbi Ai.
S, Nss, Rph si s Igi s his ry w py h shir.
Hws yur rs y Miburg High gig?
M, yu shu hv sk! Igi ugh, suy ig
r ik his usu, i s. Firs I h k s h ws
this rkig g!I hpp s s. As h p his rs iusr h xg-
gr siz h p s, Igi h bk his h hi
shig. H ur s h Asi kiAi. T r his
whi shir ws si wih hug sr spghi su r h
iy p h ws w siig w h r his ps, h wr
su xprssi his . I is, h hug Abrrbi spp rwr.
Yu hik yur uy, Fs-r? h gru u wih sr,
br Igi u bik, h srs hug s ws yig wr
his . As Igi sw h sh pik-whi kuks, h s his
ys, wiig r h bw . H hr u sppig su, bu
srgy, hr ws pi. H p his ys s Abrrbis s
h s i Hi kis h. Rph h ugh h puh i igh,
-h, h ws hig i ry, ik shig u s
kug u ik.
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Nw, Rph Abrrbi s --, hir ys k.
Evry i h ri ur wh h, Igi g uy
ig i his hs. A h hr spp, h r ur y
qui. Tis ws gig b ik ghs S High, h riz, whrvry wu ghr ru, ughig uig, hpig h -
i wu s u-u wrr br y, ri. Hr, vry
s pry si, kig i ki brhss si.
Rik h Asi ki bg s i ryig h hi bk, bu i ws
. Abrrbi swug gi. Rph uk h puh , i
swi i, brugh his k up rv i i h biggr guysgu. Abrrbis wis i guish, bu h si g h
Rph wih gig bw rss h .
Whi Rph ws si z, his vrsry sh up py
uh ry swug i his h, u r. Igi i hik
Rph wu s h bw ig, bu shw h i. Rphs s
sh rwr i bur i, sshig hrugh h ry righi h jw h hrgig gi, sig spirs rg psi i
ur rrs h ri. T r h bw h i sik h
spghi h h r bi Abrrbi his
big, usur bu. I sh s s Igi s iss i, Rph ws
sig vr h guy, his ris, ry sp hi i h r.
Nw h Asi ki ug rwr, s quik ibr s hs spir kys Nss h s supi rip h L.A. Z,
h ri kik Rphs u r ur hi. Dy, Rph
hpp vr h swp k Ai wih sussi ur
ighig-quik puhs, whih Ai bk, bk, bk,
bk. T Asi ki hrw righ hk h Rph rpp ur
h rk his r ur wih shr righ, whih h Asi
ki wih his h, kig u clap h h rss h
si uhr. A i hpp s s, Igis ys u bry
w h bur h srikig ss.
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H g w s Abrrbi ryig g his i
h sippry spghi s h u k Rph r bhi. Shkig
his surpris, Igi surg rwr k h biggr guy bk
h gru, ig i g squish iig ibs.Suy, u vi spi h si. Gentlemen.
Igi rz. Abrrbi k up r h spghi. Rph
Ai isy spp spp pr.
Priip Iis s h r h uhr, h si his
sighy sri w, wirig s kys his gr h wy
O Ws shri wu spi his six-shr. A bhi hi, rwig,hs hr wi hips, s Ai rrz.
G. My .Now, Iis si i r .
A hrrib, izzyig ix r ri sh hrugh Ig-
is sh s h h hr guys, by , sigh, jus hir
hs, rh py u h uhr. Igi ws
s i i, h k gr r k his hr s h hurrips hr u h ub rs. Is, h sr w his shs. O
ws gry, h hr w sr wih spghi su. What a frst day,
h hugh.
Si, Miburg ws gig r irsig h i.
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Ai wr hrugh h hs Miburg High, kig riir s, bu h hi sus sig kr rs, shuig
bys, giggig girs hr wih us. Wh sh pss yrs
kr, whr sh wys hi vry y bw sss, hr hr
sr gpig, h ruus ig i hr sh hr
b i u-bw pi k. Sh k hr g, sw p
brhs, s hy ugh hr i M, sh hr pus sw
gi. Sh ws bk i rr w, s. Ts wh sh sw h
wis, Jssi Csy Swk. Ty g hr, bu wh sh
si h, hy isy ur wy. Wh sh pss Eiy G
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Rh Mrris, hy bh k wy r hr, , sr
whisprig hr. Rh ugh ur bk g
Ai gi, viius g i hr ys. Sug, Ai i kp
wkig. T b rg, ig gr sigig h vryby wssupps g ss.
As h hr hi u, Ai sw s s sh kw. Tr,
sig h r h h w girs sh ws kig , ws Mggi,
hr bs ri si urh gr! Hr hrig p hy! Hr
ss BFF! Ai brk i ru, gig grup sw-vig
skr kis, rig ps big, ubrig by wih purp-ipp, spikhir, skiig h, brhss, i r hr ri.
Mggi! sh xi hppiy, si uhig hr ips r h
rs i y. Sh p hr rs r hug.
Mggi, up sig Ai, h spp kig is
w s, hr uh si h p, srig Ai.
Ai, sh si, hr s wrikig sighy. W, I surpris.Ty yu bk i sh?
T girs wih MggiBbbi J Lis Mrisirk h
hr.
Ais rs ri bk hr sis, hr si ig. Yh, sh
si. Ty bk i. Hw yu vr -i bk?
Mggi bik, rvus, ruig h hrugh hr g, sikyb hir. Jz, Ais, sh si. I hugh bu i, burur hs
i yur b iu.
T b rg gi, , s i i wr hr u, Mggi y gv
Ai si. O ss, sh si brighy, sh hr ris
wr suy g, vig Ai i h py hwy.
Ai k p brh. Sh hw, ik hs r
hrrs wh gs sh wih s up wih big ru
h i is hs. Hr ws hig, bu sh vr xp h ki
rpi r Mggi.
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Br sh wu w hrs hik bu i, hr wr v-
ig, h ss hr shs kig i squkig sus h rrzz,
ui sh rh h gss r ig h . Quiky, s i k-
ig shr r sr, sh uk isi s rsh i gry-kig w wih ph prss hr r, spkig
rpiy i Spish. T w hrg ps hr w i wy
w h h ish hr vrsi. Ai w i h
vr h h g rpi sk b attendance.
Fr bhi h sk, Mrs. Burs, h srry, gr hr wih
si.W, i is Miss Ai B, sh si sugy, s i sh kw
s rk, rrib sr.
Ai , rusig hr vi rk wih i.
Iv g yur ss shu righ hr, s pprs r yur
sig. Is h wih yu?
Ai shk hr h.Ts ky, Mrs. Burs si. Yu k h h. Jus k
sur yu brig h bk. Sh vr h sk, sruiizig Ai.
Yu ky, h?
Ai suy riz sh h rs i hr ys, sh shk hr
h bik h wy. I , sh i. Jus rgis.
Yu sur? Mrs. Burs h Ai h pprs wih phy si.Ai kw i ws kiss bu urisiy h ws h bsis h
ws r.
Did you see Jack Banfelds daughter today?sh wu gssip s s s
Ai ws g. She may be back, but shes still a mess.
I sur, Ai rpi.
Mr. Iis sk hv yu wi. H ws w yu bk
shw yu ru.
Ts ky, Ai si. I sur I vryhig ky.
Bu Mrs. Burs wu b swy. N, h pris yur hr
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h shw yu ru. I yu jus hv s, h b righ wih yus
s s h ishs wih hs bys. Wih hr s wrs, Mrs. Burss
ru, hrubi wis i rw, sh pi. Ai i
urs wh sh ws ups bu, bu sh w hr gsur y-wy, i wiig r whr six psi hirs (w h upi)
wr i up gis w u psrs. O h piur sv-
r hppy-kig pguis i pi h r: Friendship: it
warms even the iciest waters.
Sh r hr ys h iry h s, s w hviy
ur h rpig pguis, suh i h hir. Fr h s yr,sh h b i xi h r vry y rurig h. Bu
w h sh ws bk i Miburg, xi ws sig br br
vry iu.
O h w iry rss r hr ws s sig, bz
wih h iir wrig h ws ps vry bui br i
vry sh i Miburg:
Keep out of the railroad tunnels
And stay off the tracks
Dont go into the train graveyard
Exp h s i ws issig. Evry hi i Miburg, s rbk s y u rbr, g h wrig vry yr r h
i hy u wk k, whhr i ws h, sh, r
hurh. Bu vry usuy i wih: Or the Middleburg Monster
will break your backs.
A rigi srburs r xp i hr sh, sh r hr-
s k wy r h sig. Tr wr suh higs s srs,
hr hr si, sh h rus h. Si, sh shur s i hi
wi h v hrugh hr. Sh kw rsh h h wrig
h psr ws vi.
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Nx h psr hug r iqu rir p shwig h
w jr ri is h rss isi h u h g w,
ruig rh suh, h hr s ws. T h
h p ws sh i gry b: Dark erritory, h wrs wri- i srg, -shi hwriig. T righ h h p ws
whi, Miburg s h iviig i bw h w rs.
Arig Ais ighh-gr si suis hr, rk rriry
ws whrvr srh rks ws r by h sigs. I ws
pri r; hr ws hig vi r suprur bu i. Bu y
h ig s shw r ius, sh shivr gi.Yu ?
T s, w vi sirr hr r hr hughs. Sh k up,
hr ys us s h w guys i h wiig r wih hr. O
h Hispi kiwr bsb jrsy. His h ws i
bk gis h w, his ys wr s. Ai, i k ik
h ws ihr spig r s supry srss u h h ws i shu-w . T hr guy, h wh ws kig hr, h brigh
bu-gr ys g, rk hir, h ws wrig rk gry zip-up
swshir. H ws s zzigy hsr h wu hv b, i
h h h w b-si i ppr su i si
his s.
Wh? Ai si.Ar yu ? Yur shivrig.
Ai k w hrs. Hr -shir ws si p r h
rig ri, hr rs, rss vr hr hs, wr vr wih
gs bups. Sh h v riz h sh g sk r h
ri s sh wk i r h r. Nw, sh ws rzig.
Sh g hi, ryig kp h si u hr vi s sh
swr. Yh, I guss s. I i v i.
T hs by h ry uzipp his hi ws rig
i hr.
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Yu hv sh bg, bu wh sh i k i r
hi, h vr rp i vr hr shurs ywy.
T swshir s ik s ki zig g, usky
sw wih hi i, i ws ry wr r hh h bys by. Ai s i i, ivury sigh ig
hr, rhig hr bs, br i sp hr ips. Fr h rs i si
rurig Miburg, sh hwy .
Tks, sh si, bu bw hr su rxi h ps-
, rvus ig his by ws givig hr, h wr u y s
whispr. Sh r hr hr ri gi.Figh? sh sk, piig his s.
H .
Di yu wi?
H g h Hispi ki, wh p his ys r ,
h s h gi. I hik i ws rw, h si. Bu w
wi h x .Oh, Ai rpi vrsiy. Trs gig b x ?
T by , his hir ig rss his ys. Trs wys x
.
T hr s i si r gr, h Hispi ki bg-
ig his h gy gis h pi irbk w, Ai wrpp
up i h wr h hi, h u by gig hr ihiry-s irvs, ryig (Ai hp) up wih hr
xus k hr. Bu jus s h ur his buiu bu-gr ys
hr gi, h priips r p.
Rph, Igi, i, ps. T priips vi su
p uhriiv, h w bys uiy g hir .
D yu w yur swshir Ai bg, bu hr wrs ri
s sh riz wih z h h by sh b kig , h
by wh ws w hig i h priips , ws Rph Ki.
Rph, wh h b h hrhrb Miburg Mi Sh.
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H b u bk h, bu sh h i h wu ur i s-
hig ik sury, yugr vrsi Jhy Dpp. Bw his w-
u uriy, h sw, by s, h g hir, sh h
rgiz hi rs. A, viy, h h rgiz hr, ihr.H gv hr srig g s h pss, h isppr
bhi h priips rs-gss r.
Sh ws i r s shk wh, is r, hr brhr,
Rik, rg r h priips wih his ri Zhi his si.
Ai ws hr w, pprhig hr brhr, bu i ws Zhi
wh i hr rs.Ai! h si, surpris s hr. H gv hr quik hug.
Rik y k hr.
Hy, br, sh si, gv Rik hug, whih h sify rur.
Whs h r? sh sk. Ar yu g s h ghs yur
i sisr?
Yh, I guss, h si. I jus piss . Ts Fir jkssskp srig su. Ty s g us susp y.
Yu g i gh?
I ws jus isursig, Zhi si piy.
Wih h guys wh wr siig u hr? Ai prss.
N, wih h Tr Sgs, Rik si srsiy. Yh, wih h
guys siig u hr. H k p brh. I s r, hugh.W g h bk.
Wh i I sy s, Zhi ish, his xprssiss.
As Rik g Zhi, Ai s r h xpsi sh kw
ws ig. Bu hr surpris, Rik y . Righ, h ur.
Whvr.
Ai ws s wih z sh s ugh. Sh vr
s Rik r y xp hir hr, riy s
h his siz. Sh ws gig sk hi bu i s s s hy wr .
A sh sk hi bu h gh, .
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Rik, hvig rvr r Zhis wrig, k his sisr, k-
ig hr i r h rs i.
Wh h hk i yu yur hir? h sk, wih his usu
sr supririy.Ais h w hr h s-siusy. Yu ik i?
Is gri yur rukr, Rik si wih ugh. A i yu g
y skiir, yu bw wy wih h rs big wi.
Zhi ry k hr, pi si his . W br g
ss, Rik, h si. W bk, Ai. Yur hir ks i.
A h bys wr g.Ai s bk w i h psi hir. Sh wrpp h hvy
swshir r ighy bu hrs, surru by wrh
r h hvy s, sh pu h h w vr hr ,
ryig ry.