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"Bye, Cubby," I called back, ht I fell against the counter Why did I always have to act like a lovestruck third grader? I ht as alk around with a T-shirt that reads I CUBBY  JONES

Suddenly, Cubby’s face appeared around the corner "Hey, Addie, you want to hang out so "U with so uys, but I didn’t It just meant I kne to defendat me--I had no defense for It set my capillaries on fire

Back in the hotel roomy phone, all in less than six minutes Once my sneakers were laced, I stuck ed note Sure enough, there was a folded-up square of paper wedged into the corner of the

"Ian, coroaned Chances were I wouldn’t even have seen it there

I jammed the note inwhen I caught sight of the guidebook peeking out from under my cot I hurried over and scooped it up I didn’t like the idea of stealing frouidebook’s crinkled pages made me feel better Less alone And besides, what if Guidebook Lady was telling the truth? What if she was an expert on heartbreak? I needed all the help I could get Maybe I’d figure out how to noht where I’d left it and Rowan stood rued in actively fighting off my brother, I could actually take Rowan in He was taller than I’d expected and really skinny--like half the size of Archie or Walter But even so, he definitely had what my mom called "presence" Like he could walk into any lunchrooirls would look up from their ham sandwiches and whisper, Who’s that? in identical breathy voices

Good thing my breathy voice had been scared into permanent hibernation

"Welco it into the trunk

I pointed to the bu the back of the car "Did you pick all of those, or were they a preexisting condition?"

"Definitely preexisting I’ve only owned the car for three weeks"

IMAGINE WHIRLED PEAS

THIS CAR IS POWERED BY PURE IRISH LUCK

TEAM OXFORD COMMA

CUPCAKES ARE MUFFINS

THAT DIDN’T GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAMS

"The uidebook to ht this car There wasn’t a whole lot to love otherwise"

I shooktailpipe I’o crazy over those at car shows"

"Wait Is that a joke, or is the tailpipe actually sagging?" He looked anxiously at the roof of his car, his gaze a solid six feet above where the tailpipe actually resided Yikes I think it was safe to say Roas not a car person

"Uhthat pipe thing?" I said, pointing under the back bu on the ground, it’ll make a loud, horrible noise"

"Oh" He exhaled, a blush spreading across his cheeks "Actually, I think it was ot buht it was just business as usual" He patted the car affectionately