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"I told you, it’s a surprise" I du bowl "So hoas your day?"
"Good I got an A- else cool happen?"
Kitty shrugs her shoulders "I think Ms Bertoli accidentally farted when she was taking attendance Everybody laughed"
Baking powder, salt "Cool, cool Did, uht to school, or did you stop soet donuts"
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"About what?"
"I don’t know Life"
Kitty rolls her eyes "He didn’t say anything about you, if that’s what you’re wondering about"
This stings "I wasn’t wondering about that at all," I lie
Kitty and I have the whole sleepover planned down to a T Zombie makeovers Photo booth with props Nail art
I chose Kitty’s cake with utmost care It’s chocolate with raspberry ja I’ve made three different kinds of dips Sour cream and onion, red pepper hus in a blanket Salty caramel popcorn for the er ale over I even scrounged up an old glass punch bowl in the attic, which will also be perfect for the USO the chocolate chip pancakes I know all of these details are important to Kitty, too Already she’s mentioned to me that at Brielle’s birthday, her mom et how Alicia Bernard’sit all the tiht, which he looks relieved about--but not before I e chest of drawers I have in owns and pj’s and footie long underwear, plus fuzzy slippers Between Kitty, Margot, and es into pajaets what
I aot fros still on I feel like Doris Day in The Paja are furry slippers with a kitten heel I tried to convince Kitty that we should have an old ht away To be funny, I put irls’ hair in rollers too, but everyone shrieks and says no
They’re so loud I keep having to say, "Girls, girls!"
Halfway into the ht she’d be in her element, belle of the birthday ball, but she’s ill at ease and playing with Jairls run upstairs to rab Kitty’s elbow "Are you having fun?" I ask She nods and tries to dart away, but I give her stern eyes "Sister swear?"
Kitty hesitates "Shanae’s gotten really good friends with Sophie," she says, her eyes welling up "Like better friends thanmanicures"
"I don’t think they s her bony shoulders
I put my arm around her, and she just stands there stiffly, so I push her head down on h with best friendships You’re both growing and changing, and it’s hard to grow and change at the same rate"