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Gracie watchedyour brain thing Right now"
I ignored her "If the pageant is going to be short of players, and the Rebel Yell is, too, we could make a hybrid"
Pastor Robinson frowned "You ive the presents to the Christ child?"
I hadn’t meant that at all, but I stopped for a moment to picture it
"No, Dad, the Wise Men costuet someone from the Rebel Yell to put the now, "if both casts are down by half, maybe the audiences will be, too We could coation can’t barrel race"--I looked to him for confiret the Rebel Yell employees to volunteer for us"
"I like that idea I like it a lot Let me feel them out"
I didn’t mention that I was pretty sure I’d have to recruit waitresses to fill in for the els The waitresses would look more like prostitutes in their costuot too scandalous, we could always pull thee
Gracie didn’t say I had to eant
"Okay, what else?" She had a clipboard and a pencil It was nice to see her taking my success so seriously, but the clipboard reer problem
"The playbook" It still sat on the director’s stool, in co out everywhere "We don’t knohat order to put things in The Rebel Yell people will need o"
"I can help with that"
The voice was deep, and it could only corown out since his football season buzz cut, and it was sticking up everywhere His face was unshaven, he had dark circles under his eyes, and his shirt wasn’t buttoned right I’d never seen him look unkempt before
"I’m sorry," I said In truth, I blurted it I felt a little more kindly toward Shelby than usual
"Excuse me?"
"I’ized, and it felt right to do it now "It wasn’t cool, and I didn’t have a reason Not a valid one anyway"
Gracie dropped the clipboard and stepped in front of irlfriend"
"Did you tell hiently
Gracie shook her head "That’s your issue"
"Dude" Shelby stepped around her and grabbedintently into my eyes "I only drive the Mini Cooper because I have to My dad gets weird ideas about things"--he jerked his head toward the lassos and cloigs that were hanging on a nearby Peg-Board--"and that car is one of them He surprised me with it, and he was so happy … I just wish you’d set it on fire instead of the church"