Jamie and I talked about some of t  fealked about tted t place. S about it-s of laug off c s out on her own.

    quot;ould you  to take me again?quot; seased.

    quot;Absolutely.”

    Dinner er finally removed our plates, tarted up. e  before I o take her home, and I offered her my hand.

    At first c eac reminded too. I could see tfully at us. ts  and kno time t it .

    I  could be.

    After Ne t  young couples did back time to time sired and listless. e spent time doossing stones in ter, calked, or  to t Macon.

    Even t er, t  boter an o take imes, it seemed, s nod off before  imes sream of cter all t I could barely get a word in edgewise.

    Of course, spending time  doing t go to udy class-I didnt  to look like an idiot in front of  t t more at o leave early, because s fever. Even to my untrained eyes, it  her face was flushed.

    e kissed again, too, t every time oget even trying to make it to second base. t any need to. tle and rig  Jamie ood ire life, not only by me, but by everyone.

    Jamie  simply ters daug to een-year-old girl s t I  least, ts il sold me.

    Ill never forget t day because of  s sometant was on her mind.

    I ed up again, a day blustery ing er o stand close to eaco stay ed to go  Id asked  ime, I remember t t us. te  no one else  Cecils Diner. As al communities, t on terfront in ter.

    S as  so tell me somet expect o start tion as she did.

    quot;People trange, dont t; she silence.

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