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"It’s Sunday night," he continues "You aren’t at Pizza Pellino"

"No, I’m at the Treehouse with Hattie" And then I’oes black "Ho did you know that I’m not there?"

But I’ve already anticipated his answer

"Because I’ Hattie’s ear is pressed against le of red hair

"Isla?" Josh says "Isla, are you still there?"

"I’ you’d be here At Pellino’s My friends and I are on our way to the Olympics, so we stopped by for old times’ sake I wanted to introduce you I mean, I know you already know them But I wanted you to know them"

My head swims "You want me to know your friends?"

"Is that too weird?"

"I don’t know"

"I’d like to see you again We could talk?" His question is tentative

He’s caught uard I’ will you be in town?"

"Just tonight We’re catching the train to Cha her head like a uess I could be there in…twenty minutes?"

"Great!" Josh says "Okay, bye"

I stare down atup"

"He was afraid you’d take it back," Hattie says

I put est tiest It’s like fate, if I believed in fate I don’t know Maybe I believe in fate now"

The tone of her voice rins

"Hattie" My heart seizes "What did you do?"

"Jeez, nothing"

"Tell"Maybe I mailed your stupid book to his dad’s stupid office in DC, I don’t know"

I frown "Huh? What book?"