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Katie Jean O'Connor
dashed up
the front steps of her house
with her arms full of books and her head full of dreams ..... |
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Katie shook her head in
mock despair.
( despair that you
pretend to feel ) |
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I've spent most of the day
slaving at my computer in the nice,
cool den, and I'm beat. |
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My car is parked in the
driveway. |
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Katie stalked away, hoping she appeared cool and calm in spite
of the fact that she was seething inside. |
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You know that we leave at the
crack of dawn tomorrow. |
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I'll call just as
soon as we get settled
in our new house. |
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... her parents went
through a kind of messy divorce, ...... |
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Willie idolized his father and brother, and in his eyes they
could do no wrong. |
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...... so he could
become tough in mind and
body. |
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Somehow I can't
picture
you as a lawyer. |
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Won't that get you home rather late. |
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.... she had asked
her mother why she was so strict with
her. |
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Willie and I can
clear the table tonight. Why don't you
go get ready for your date. |
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I'll be home around
twelve or so. |
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A friend of mine, a very
terrific
friend, is moving here in a few days. |
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.... maybe we could
set
her up with your friend
Rick .... |
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Occasionally, Katie did a brief spot covering the latest
fads and fashions .... |
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We stopped at Joe's for a hamburger after the party and it was
mobbed. |
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If you're drifting
around somewhere on Cloud Nine,
we don't stand a chance of beating those JC girls. |
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This is just like
old times. |
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Remember how we used
to pig out in Berlin
before we went out searching for ..... |
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This ugly duckling became a swan
because ....... who couldn't stand the sight of her, so she
made some changes. |
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.......but I was pretty
awful
there for a while. |
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Mr. Hadley was a real
dreamboat,
remember Katie ? |
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Wow, wait til the kids at school
take
a load of that. |
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Oh, I was going with
a French boy in Paris for a while, but I ditched him when I
found out he was seeing somebody else
on the side. |
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Think you could update me
on
the garbage I missed while I was away. |
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That Friday evening, Katie and Scott
double-dated with Melissa
and Rick. |
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I've heard a lot about you, Melissa, but nothing I've heard
does you justice. |
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.... he'd be very happy if I took over his
practice some day |
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You looked so pretty in that white western
outfit. |
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It doesn't mean a thing. Don't be
paranoid. |
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Over the next two weeks, Katie saw very
little of Melissa
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Katie decided to find out why Melissa had dropped Rick like a
hot potato. |
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..... his family belongs to a really
posh country club. |
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What are you doing
home tonight ? |
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Monday's " Teen Scene " taping went off
without a hitch. |
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I wonder what poor
sap she'll hit on next ? |
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.... Melissa likes to
play the field, but that doesn't make
her a bad person. |
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Oh, Scott I hope you are not
coming down with something. There
is a lot of stomach flu going around. |
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..... you should give me some pointers about what to say so he
doesn't take it the wrong way. |
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..... there must be girls hanging
all over
him afterward. |
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This is the
exact same thing. |
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..... she felt guilty about keeping the news from him, but she
couldn't bring herself to mention
it. |
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I guess creative talent
must run in O'Connor family. |
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..... congratulated her on landing the leading role in the
musical. |
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Are you free the weekend of November
4 ? |
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I am sort of shy, and I'm not much of a talker, but if you
poke me I'll probably rustle
up a sentence or two |
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Ben :
I guess maybe you're as nervous about talking to me as I am
about talking to you.
Katie :
That's about the size of it
( that's
about the size of it
spoken used to agree that
what someone has said about a situation is a good or correct
way of describing it )
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Ben :
I'll be sure to poke you a couple of times to get you going.
Katie :
Okay. But not in the ribs. I am real
ticklish.
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..... but if we
run into traffic,
it could take longer ....... |
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..... every time I come I feel kind of a
glow. |
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For a while, I even thought about becoming a cadet, but I
decided against
it. |
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Do you want to
freshen up
or anything before we leave. |
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I bet Ben Anderson will
flip out
( to feel very excited and
like something very much ) when he sees you. |
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Katie gave him a
mock scowl.
' Are you telling me I am getting fat ? ' |
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Katie :
He seems very cute.
Melissa : No romantic
sparks ?
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With or without false
eyelashes on your nose, I like your
looks. |
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Katie's heart
went out to
him. ' oh, I am not angry, in fact I am flattered ' You just
took me by surprise, that's all. |
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Katie did a lot of
heavy thinking
on the plane ride back home that Sunday afternoon, |
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Katie's feeling of
unease
grew. |
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.... they saw Scott and Melissa
making out
in Scott's car. |
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.... she said it was exactly
the
other way around. |
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You and Scott
are all
wrong for each other ....... |
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.... between
sobs Katie
poured out the whole ugly story. |
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I never trusted that boy. Obviously, I was right about him
all
along. |
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They treated her with
tender
concern ....... |
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You never can tell where something like this can
lead. |
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I wouldn't make any demands
on you or anything |
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.... all the problems that had
plagued them the night befor
emagically disappeared. |
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You and Johnnie were always
pretty
tight
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I am doing pretty well,
all things considered. |
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.... when you do know,
let me in on it.
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It's been snowing like crazy
up here. |
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.... the sunlight on all that snow is almost
blinding |
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