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Stephanie’scoming for dinner Tara shouts from the kitchen I slide into the kitchen on my socks Tara I whisper grab her arm I’ve been meaning to tell you about this you’re not going to believe what happened to me the weirdest thing first I stole ice cream from Kohl’s What Tara pops open a Coke did you get caught Almost I say but I didn’t even want it the ice cream it was like somebody else went ahead and did something and I watched Mmm Tara says the Coke fizzes Then I got mad at Cricket so mad I lean closer I had to make my body heavy like stone because I was afraid I’d do something then I tap her hand to make sure she’s listening I imagined I was granite and like I was a girl in New York City and I kept thinking I want to run away over and over Well Tara says that’s weird Thanks I
