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in and an approving nod. She was sure some people expected her to mention

all me Richard. I'm a first year piano student, and let's see, I'm six-foot-two, so I would have to say my summe

ment, and then quieted as

uartet toure

er, Emil

ng late, Joey made a show of inviting her int

, and I am in the

ear?" Jo

es

summer h

of pigs got loose from our farm and we

d, while some others loo

muddy overalls chasing pigs around w

Some people need to lighten up, she thought.

they waited for Sandra to come down to the lo

" Emil

playing last night outside

e playing again. I know a few of the pe

e into that.

ived, late

girl?" Emily sa

rm?" Richard asked. He hope

opera and farms don't g

d. "Although I admit I

just sh

olks do?" Emily

k Rathbourne. But then again, Sandra's dad

e office work, and m

us too?" Sa

ints house

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bus tour tomorrow and go o

e a car?" R

id evenly. "How about that one there

r for a moment. Is sh

hing to get downtown. Make our own city tour

any money," he

either. Let's just go hang out, see

"Are we required to do all these

his scholarship disappearing for missi

us out of school for missing the 'How-to-tie-y

ned. "Yeah, you're righ

tside of the pi

at pizza tonight

ctly, but... ,

and I have to have twenty-five dollars minimum in it or they will c

you. Seriously,

. She's an interesting mix of ir

hat. Still, crappy pizza is on the menu,

g at Burger Ki

y," Sandra pointed. "But someone got f

he got serious again. "You know, we should buy some food and ma

blems with bugs. People leaving food out ... I th

" Richard

our room," Sandra offered. "We

ave tea for din

p-a-soup," he added. "I l

m going to wake up hungry at two a.m. if al

ndra conceded, pushing the door

e here yet?" Emi

right after the mee

s his

my, I guess. Bass pl

I know him,

saw him for a few minutes as

ave gotten a brass player ro

. They drive you up the wall wi

ise

, noi

oling all over the place l

t make sure to sit on your be

ind the counter, as if th

ere! Do you have to

look as the three of t

t at the park. Meanwhile, let'

rd and Sandra followed her t

nless you have I

nd Emily went into the store alone. Sho

having wine aga

plain about that. Except Em

was your lesson thi

. She said I played well, but then went on

really

a bunch of stuff I'd nev

ned somethin

ll not sure that s

you were ju

" he ad

with a clinking

's see if the sl

a secluded corner of the park that was near the dorm. Emi

will you?"

with

u carry a

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said, as she pulled out her keys. A litt

taking the bottle. She made short w

the bottle

cups?" Ric

. Cheers! Pizza's good to

orm room to see if Jer needed any help. When he walked in, it looked like a bomb had gone

standing at the door. "Loo

p and run. I should have it packed away in a few minutes. You need your bed

ol. Need a hand

's put the desk this way and slot t

ht, let'

t of the way, they moved the

, tha

ed clothes into his closet. He was tall, lanky,

apidly filling closet, "I don't have much shit with me. If you wa

like 'Here, take this, take that, ' but I don't need most of this