He put down the trash can, then did something that made my brain freeze.
He held me by the shoulders and looked me right in the eyes.
“Mrs. Stueby’s your neighbor, isn’t she? So’s Mrs. Helms, right? Why be neighborly to us and not them?”
What was he trying to say? Was it still so obvious how I felt about him?
And if he knew, how could he have been so heartless, just throwing my eggs away like that,
week after week, year after year? I couldn’t find any words. None at all.
I just stared at him, at the clear, brilliant blue of his eyes. “I’m sorry, Juli,” he whispered.
I stumbled home, embarrassed and confused, my heart completely cracked open.
Bryce: Get a Grip, Man
It didn’t take long for me to realize that I’d traded in my old problems with Juli Baker
for a whole new set of problems with Juli Baker. I could feel her anger a mile away.
It was actually worse having her mad at me than having her harass me. Why? Because I’d screwed up, that’s why.
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