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Oh shit, I thought, iht "Fuck you Just James! You really suck!" she sla to catch Diane in soer problem awaited

I should have known by Steve Lucas's behavior that soht I was lucky - he wasn't annoying ravation, I spent the rest of the afternoon thinking about Shannie I planned on skipping football practice andher after school to complete last minute details

It was impossible to miss Shannie as I pranced down the front steps of the Junior High Standing in the middle of the sidewalk, she stood on an island of personality "Hey Bug," I said

"We have a problem!" Shannie uttered

"Marcy ditch us?" I asked Shannie in her pervasiveJanice, a creative art's student, do thethe re pallbearer spots was a snap "Don't even think of it," Shannie toldso close to those breasts, "I' your makeup"

"Worse!" Shannie replied

"What could be worse than that?" I asked

"Let's get out of here," Shannie led me towards Lucas's Funeral Parlor "The Lucas's ran out of caskets"

"What?"

"You heardto Marcy, there's a casket crunch - their main supplier is on strike and with the accident on the Expressway last week, they've been left casketless If they were a hotel, the no-vacancy light would be on"

"Here's the ticket," Marcy said in front of the funeral parlor "We can still use a box; the catch is, we have to take the stiff out and put him back e're done"

"Fuck that!" I cried "We can use yours Shannie!"

I didn't like the look in Shannie's eyes

"It's not a big deal," Marcy said "Wait till dark and sneak the coffin out When your done bring it back and slide the body back in Nobody will ever know No hare of plans," Shannie told Diane "We can't get the coffin until six-thirty; havearea Count, James, and I have to meet Steve at the funeral houed hi the powder fairy blue pickup truck "If you have any probleree, let me know I'll sweet talk him"