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"Thanks," Talley replied,his smile watt per watt "My mom went into labor withher post-childbirth drug-addled mind could come up hen they asked her for a name"

"Cool And how does one become a Scout? Are you like a super cookie sales clever I couldnʼt help but notice that his eyes were still focused intently on my face

"Itʼs because my name is Harper Lee," I said in the most annoyed voice I could muster

"And so people call you Scout?" I allowed a condescending smile to spread across ned To Kill a Mockingbird our Junior year "Why not Boo?" Alex asked, effectively robbing ness

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My spirits sank even lower as I looked up to see the last batch of students e Ashley Johnson practically skipped her way to the seat beside Alex

"Hi, youshe didnʼt already know exactly who he was Knowing her super-stalker abilities, she probably already knehat size wedding band she needed to buy hi atnext to him I watched as his eyes assessed her, from her super-styled bottle blond hair all the way down to her designer 4-inch heels Apparently, he liked what he saw "Well, Ashley, itʼs a pleasure to meet you Iʼm Alex Cole"

I turned back around in my seat so I wouldnʼt have to actually see Ashleyʼs breasts as they struggled to free themselves from the tiny tank top she had them stuffed in as she leaned over to talk to Alex Sadly, this didnʼt stop her grating voice froo there, Alex Where are yʼall from?" Ashley always had a bit of a southern drawl, but she was really laying it on thick

"I justup his own accent so that he sounded like a member of The Barenaked Ladies

"How on earth does someone from Montana end up down here in Timber, Kentucky?" I was actually curious about thatmetropolis Most of the county is covered by Land Between the Lakes, a national forest that is beautiful andet or movie theater Occasionally someone would move up from Nashville to escape the city, but most of our families have been here forever I hadnʼt even o

Iʼain to be clever, but I could tell from the momentary silence behind me that his response of, "This is where the car broke doasnʼt exactly what Ashley was expecting either

Before Ashley could extract rooe The sight of her electric blue legs engulfed in red cowboy boots captured our attention even more effectively than her dramatic recitation of Richard III

The next hour flew by in a blur as Ms Ryder excitedly went over the details of the course

The class was suild was providing funding for a few field trips to see some live perfor that I aluy is kind of a hottie" Talley said from one of the cafeteriaʼs cheerfully colored booths She wason a diet I silently predicted that they would be replaced with McDonaldʼs french fires before shewords like ʻhottieʼ?"

"Youʼre avoiding the topic"