the others. Even so, I wasn't the first-Jane was already there. As usual, she didn't p

le girl?" I asked, grinning, wait

e looked at me

ept you from having a

raveled a lot, so we didn't get a dog." A

vel?" I was genu

international architect." Strangely,

" she smiled. "Or can

as definite

ries?" I asked quickly, sign

f

d and quietly sat down,

longer, I wouldn't ask so many que

ak multiple

derstood in a few cou

ng this was a

ddenly asked, her beautiful

question surprised m

so I thought you were sleepy," she

ine. By the time I returned, more people were in the room, and

were you, I'd let me read

huckled quietly at her

ared and sat in front of me. Jane sil

ver sat near me. That day, I only saw

rought up an int

Mrs. Tashiro today. She'

talk much with Paul-that's more

Amber aske

ur table; he always ea

d him to sit wit

d. "Though then the smarty-pants

s gave her," Dad noted with

who this girl is,"

friends. Paul only sits with her at lunch because he did on the first

en with you," m

olor to her boring days, but she's

oughing lightly, while my

the classroom reading when I arrived the next morning.

wanted to look good. Jane looked just as well-dres

and turning my chair around- even though today, we woul

the library open at this time?" she asked, ignori

he school opens," I an

She picked up her bac

erself-just walking off in the middle of a conve

st as Brian arrived. "What's wron

I muttered. "She just left in

ian said, supp

even though I didn't speak to her again and on

some upcoming contest, but I barely listened-the

ur day, son

rudest person I've ev

she do?"

in the middle of a

ent came up," Amber

t sound urgent," I muttered.

s, son," Dad chuckled, excha