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Tully drew in a sharp breath For all of the sues, at first quickly and easily, and gradually oing for her

She sat down slowly—slu past the lump in her throat She kneouldout, she held Kates hand and then opened the journal to the first page

A sentence jumped out at her

The first tiht: Wow! Look at those boobs

Tully laughed and kept reading Page after page

Were sneaking out?

Of course Get your bike And: Ill just shave your eyebrows to give theood

Your hair is coain

Laughing, Tully turned to her These words, thesenormal "How could you be friends with me?"

Kate smiled back "How could I not?"

Tully felt like an imposter as she slipped into Kate and Johnnys bed She knew it ht it feltthe journal had re they were losing

Finally, sometime after three, she fell into a fitful sleep She drea their bikes down Suht The wind sht

Look, Katie, no hands

But Kate wasnt there Her empty bike clattered down the road, the white plastic strearips

Tully sat up, breathing hard