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We both get an allowance—Kitty gets five dollars a week and I get twenty, but Kitty always haslike a wily squirrel I don’t knohere she keeps it, because she locks the door whenever she goes to take any out of her stash And she’ll lend it, but she charges interest Margot has a credit card that she’s allowed to use for groceries and gas, but she took that with her I should probably ask Daddy about getting me one too, now that I’m the oldest sister

“Why do you need money?”

“Because I want to order a pizza for dinner” Kitty opens her et a word in, I say, “Daddy will pay you back when he gets ho ht to do it”

Kitty crosses her arive you the money, but first you have to tell roan “What do you want to know?”

“I want to kno you got together”

“We used to be friends back inout in the Pearces’ tree house so “Well, reot in a car accident?” Kitty nods “Well, Peter was driving by, and he stopped and helped me And we justreconnected It was fate” Actually, this is good practice, telling Kitty this story I’ll tell Chris the saht

“That’s it? That’s the whole story?”

“Hey, that’s a pretty good story,” I say “I ether”

Kitty just says, “He and mushroom pizza for dinner, and when I broach the idea of Pizza Mondays, Daddy is quick to agree I think he’s re my bo ssam mac and cheese

It’s a relief that Kitty spendsabout her field trip and all I have to do is chew onabout what Manda said and wondering if ood idea after all

When Kitty pauses to inhale her slice, Daddy turns tohappen to you today?”

I s ht I fixKitty bangs on the door twice to check if I’ve fallen asleep Once I almost do

I’ve just drifted off when nore, but then it keeps buzzing, and buzzing, and buzzing I finally just pick up

“Is it true?” she screaawd Telltoht!”

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