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inside, just as the first bell blares.
Matt pulls away reluctantly. Guess
that’s our cue, huh? He gives me
another quick kiss, slides his arm
around my waist, hustles me toward
the door and the long row of lockers
just beyond. At the far end, Sierra
Freeman has cornered Kyle. Only
his body language loudly says he’s
not exactly frantic to get away.
MATT WALKS ME
To my first-period class—
AP English. Thank God
for advanced placement.
The regular curriculum
would drive me bonkers.
I taught myself to read
before kindergarten.
I lived with Grandma Jean
and Grandpa Carl then,
and books were everywhere.
Grandpa helped me learn
to count. After that, math
was easy. Two grandparents,
take away one (goddamn
cigarettes got him too young)
leaves one. And when that
one goes just a little crazy
having lost her husband
of thirty-nine years,
