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"So how are we gonna do this?" Peter asks me, his iven this so out Let’s "

Genevieve leans forward in anticipation Without looking, I reach into the cylinder and pull out the first thing otten what I put inside, but I knohat it is instantly; I don’t have to look down It’s a friendship bracelet that Genevieve rade Pink, white, and light blue chevron I made one for her too Purple and yellow chevron She probably doesn’t even renition

"What is it?" Trevor asks

"It’s mine," I say "It’sit’s a bracelet I used to wear"

Peter touches his shoe to ?" he teases

John is watching me "You used to wear it all the time," he says, and it’s sweet that he even reoes on, it’s never supposed to come off, but I sacrificed it to the time capsule because I loved it so much Maybe this is where Gen’s and my friendship went sour The curse of the friendship bracelet "You go next," I say to him

He reaches inside the box and pulls out a baseball

"That’s mine," Peter crows "That’s from when I hit a home run at Claremont Park" John throws the ball to hined and dated it!"

"I re her head "You ca off the field, and you kissed me in front of your mom Re down at the baseball, turning it in his hand like he’s fascinated by it I can’t believe him I really can’t

"Aard," Trevor says with a chortle

In a soft voice, like no one else is here, she says to hi red He looks atof Cheez Doodles and stuff a handful in my mouth I’m so mad all I can do is eat Cheez Doodles or else I’ll screaonna keep it," Peter says, putting the baseball in his coat pocket "Owen rabs the tih it He holds up a worn-out baseball cap Orioles Too loudly he says, "McClaren, look what I got here"

A smile spreads across John’s face like a slow sunrise He takes it fro the bill

"That really was your most prized possession," I say He wore it deep into the fall, too I asked ht John McClaren would be impressed I wore it twice but I don’t think he ever noticed My s aze that makesto herself

"The Orioles suck," Peter says, leaning against the wall He reaches for the box of ice cream sandwiches and pulls one out

"Pass me one of those," Trevor says

"Sorry, last one," Peter says, biting into it

John catches h I know he’s thinking of our letters

Peter grins at hi that up so cavalierly? None of us ever talked about John’s stutter back in middle school He was so shy about it But now John just flashes a srade speech therapist, Elaine" He’s so confident!