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"I know"

"We’ll make Moorhead buy drinks at Nina’s place," Bobby said "He can apologize to her at the same time Whaddya say?"

"No"

"Why not?"

"Bobby, the dreaun dreaht"

"I thought you were done with that"

"So did I"

"You were supposed to get therapy," Shelby said

"I did"

"You went three times and then you quit--pronounced yourself cured and started dating the therapist"

"Dr Jillian DeMarais She was a babe"

"She was a bitch," said Bobby

"Nonetheless"

"McKenzie, the dream," said Shelby

"It doesn’t freak me out," I told her "It wakes me up sometimes, but it’s not like I can’t sleep or I’m afraid to sleep I don’t shake, rattle, or roll--I can still function It’s just a drea able to find the classrooo away just like it did before Don’t worry about it"

"What if it doesn’t go away?"

"It will"

"You have to see someone, seriously this time"

"Not a bad idea," said Bobby "It wouldn’t hurt"

"I’d have to be nuts to go to a psychiatrist," I said

No one laughed at the joke

Leoing to do?" Bobby asked

"About what?"

"About Moorhead," Bobby said

"About Nina," Shelby said

They looked at each other Shelby scowled and said, "First things first" Bobby surrendered without firing a shot

"About Nina," Shelby repeated

"I’ll apologize Again I’ll try to win her back Will that make you happy?"

Shelby smiled like it would

"About Moorhead?" asked Bobby

"The bastard put ave me bad dreams Fuck ’im"

"McKenzie," Shelby said

"Balderdash"

It just didn’t sound the same