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"I got the new Seventeen and Tiger Beat," Kate said, stretching out on the blue shag carpeting "You want to read em? We can take the Can You Be Tony DeFrancos Girlfriend? quiz "

Tully lay down beside her "Sure "

"Jan-Michael Vincent is so foxy," Kate said, flipping to a picture of the actor

"I heard he lied to his girlfriend," Tully said, daring a sideways glance

"I hate liars " Kate turned the page "Are you really going to be a news reporter? You never told me that "

"Yeah," Tully said, really i it for the first time Maybe she could be famous Then everyone would adh Cause we do everything together "

"Me?"

"Well be a team like Woodward and Bernstein, only with better clothes And prettier "

"I dont know—"

Tully bumped her "Yes, you do Mrs Ramsdale told the whole class that youre an excellent writer "

Kate laughed "Thats true Okay Ill be a reporter, too "

"When we get famous, well tell Mike Wallace we couldnt have done it without each other "

After that, they fell silent, flipping through theup the subject of her mother, but both ti, "Dinner," and her chance for co clean had slipped away

All through the best ht of her lie By the time theyd cleared the table and washed and dried the dishes, she was stretched to the breaking point Even drea about fame on television couldnt ease her nerves

"Hey, MoWare plate, "Tully andto ride our bikes down to the park, okay?"