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quot;You a beer?quot; Margaret asked. I trying to be funny, but no one laughed.
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Sly at me glo so ask me off to to be I t urn out better, but I guess t in her plans.
quot;ell, you did really re; so me. quot;I kno a lot of lines to learn, but Im sure youre going to get t ed to teering like you did. Youre a real gentleman.quot;
quot;t; I said, a little knot forming in my stomacried to be cool, but all my friends elling trut Miss Garber forcing it on me and everyt.
quot;Your friends s; Jamie added, putting t t to rest.
quot;O; Eric said, pouncing. quot;Very proud. Landon, eering and all.quot;
Oh no.
Jamie smiled at urned back to me again, ;I also ed to tell you t if you need any ime. e can sit on to.quot;
I sa;like ; to Margaret. t going all. By no in my stomach was as big as Paul Bunyans bowling ball.
quot;ts okay,quot; I mumbled, ;I can learn t ;
quot;ell, sometimes it o read ; Eric offered.
I told you ick it to me, even though he was my friend.
quot;No, really,quot; I said to ;Ill learn t;
quot;Maybe,quot; Eric said, smiling, quot;you t of t it dotle better. Sort of a dress reo see it.quot;
You could practically see Jamies mind start clicking at tion of t button ;Do you t; she asked.
Eric nodded seriously. quot;Im sure of it. Landon of it first, but I kno if I exactly t;
quot;Me too,quot; Margaret chimed in.
As t scene from Julius Caesar abs tu, Eric?
quot;It ; s me, and I could tell sill mulling it over.
But Eric about to let me off t easy. No to do me. quot;Youd like to do t, you, Landon?quot; ;;
It exactly someto, ?
quot;I reckon so,quot; I said under my breataring at my best friend. Eric, despite the remedial classes he was in, would ha