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“If you change yourpause

“Thank you”

Ash nodded sharply, then tapped his iPad “On to ite a Christet? I vote yes, and if we keep it around sixty dollars, that’s ten each Ite on our lawn We need a volunteer whose name isn’t Asher to ask her to please curb her pet And finally…”

We shared an expectant look when Asher hesitated

“The suspense e snarked “Go on”

Asher sighed heavily “You knoho requested a tutor again”

Everyone groaned on cue

Exceptabout, but I wasn’t overly concerned

Not to downplay the is, but the only real issue we had was the fritzy furnace The other ites I could do as a show of appreciation Like I said, if it weren’t for Asher and his friends, I’d have been in a real pickle Moving here had not only gotten me out of a stinky situation, but it had also saved me a lot of money It was practically my duty to volunteer my services when and wherever I could

I pushed e of my nose and raised my hand “Excuse me If I may?”

Asher inclined his chin “Of course, Chet”

“I vote yes for holiday cheer and will happily add a few dollars of ht be so bold, I’ll even pick up the cheerful Tannenbau poodle—I’ll have a chat with Mrs Norris about Armand as well”

Tommy frowned “Armand?”

“Yes, that’s her dog’s name I ran into her and her pooch when I picked up the mail one day last week We had a lively conversation about her French poodle Or…pudel in Gerh “Fun fact, French poodles are actually German”

“Wait” Holden scratched his scruffy jaw “French poodles aren’t French?”

“Well, the breed is coinated in Germany, but it was claimed by the French, where it’s called caniche Poodles are water dogs,” I continued at a faster clip “They were bred to retrieve gaal—not toafter falling fowl”

My roommates stared at me incredulously

That was okay I’d been told I had that effect on people

“How do you know all that?” George cocked his head, clearly perplexed