Danny had sat down, quite done, and surprised at himself as well. Nobody was shouting at him or anything though, so he guessed it went all right. He was pleased at having Matt understand.
Whit pinched his thigh and beamed at him. “Later, sweetheart,” Dusty promised.
“We have time for one more,” Mr. Jay said, looking at his watch. “Anyone particularly want to do theirs?”
“I do,” said a girl with braces and a lisp. She was tiny but feisty. She went by Ellie Mae for some reason, but her name was really Delilah. When Mr. Jay found her picture and held it up, she stood up and said, “This is based on something weird that happened to me this past year. I have to admit I was really scared at the time, but later I thought it was more comforting than anything else. Remember when I was out for a c
