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"Sorry," I say, half to her, half to Nick, because this sweatshirt is her favorite Then I unzip and wriggle my arms free, one after the other, as the cop stu, bare-armed, into the heavy wet darkness of the trees

FEBRUARY 11

Dara’s Diary Entry

Today in Remedial Science--wait, sorry, Science Exploration, since we can’t use the word re on and on about the forces that keep all the planets circling around the sun and thearound Saturn and all the different orbits carved out like railroad tracks in thefro And she said it was one of the greatest , every bit of matter in the universe, could stay in its little circle, imprisoned in its own individual orbit

But I don’t think it’s a miracle I think it’s sad

My fa circle, spinning past everyone else It makes me want to scream It makes me hope for a collision

Lick Me toldwith conflict He said it with this really serious look on his face, like he was in the process of farting out soree in psychology just to say really obvious shit?

My naht Nick infor her blue cash to Mamu As if I would believe that She knows I’d rather wear chain link than pastels, and she knows I know she knows it and was just trying for an excuse I bet Moetting into any trouble

Just in case it happens again: HI, NICK!!! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY ROOM AND STOP READING MY DIARY!!

And to save you tiarettes are in the underwear drawer Oh, and Ariana has a friend orks at Baton Rouge, and he says he knows soet us Molly this weekend

Don’t tell Moel isn’t such an angel after all I heard what you and Aaron did in the boiler roohty Is that why you’ve been carrying around condoame

Love,

Lil Sis

JULY 21

Nick