quot;,quot; Jamie said cheerfully.

    quot;alking ; I could see ttle devil behind Erics smile.

    quot;; I said, wishing hed never seen me.

    quot;Its a beautiful nigrolling, isnt it?quot; Eric said. I t because Margaret tle bolder t tunity pass  sticking it to me.

    Jamie looked around and smiled. quot;Yes, it is.quot;

    Eric looked around, too, ful look in aking a deep breatell . quot;Boy, it really is nice out t; o it  be ually ars, and I   you to miss it.quot; h a favor.

    quot;O to my ; Jamie said. quot;I o offer Landon a cup of cider. ould you like to meet us ty.quot;

    A cup of cider? At  mentioned t. . . .

    I put my ,  any worse.

    quot;Os all rig o Cecils Diner.quot;

    quot;On a sc?quot; sly.

    quot;O be out too late,quot; ;but ;

    quot;topping to say ; Jamie said, waving.

    Eric got t slo , t getting out of trouble ime  of ts  , Mom, t of no darted out in front of me, and I couldnt stop in time.quot; No exactly dart anyhe way.

    Once t of sigurned to me and smiled.

    quot;You ;

    quot;Sure I do.quot; Notice the careful way I phrased my answer.

    After dropping Jamie off-no, I didnt stay for any cider-I started back to my ime. By tory  me completely, and I could practically  me, all the way from Cecils Diner.

    See w happens when youre a nice guy?

    By t morning everyone at scarted up a neion about time it   I o spend my lunc to get a all.

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